Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma and treatment of epilepsy: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) is a rare central nervous system (CNS) tumor. Clinical manifestations often start with seizures, and the lesions are often located in the superficial parts of the cerebral hemisphere, especially in the temporal lobe. Patients with PXA can be cured via surgical treatment, but whether the seizure can be controlled by simply removing the tumor through surgery still needs to be determined.

Case description

The patient was a 10-year-old boy with clinical manifestations of recurrent epileptic seizures. Preoperative standardized antiepileptic drug treatment failed to control seizures. The patient's electroencephalogram (EEG) showed was the right temporal lobe is the main slow wave and spike slow wave emitting area, and magnetic resonan

SUBMITTER: Wu N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11921182 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature