Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome and idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Jason A. Correia, Patrick M. Schweder, Peter J. Mews, Rakesh Patel, Andrew J.J. Law

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Abstract

Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome is a severe childhood epilepsy syndrome characterised by the diagnostic triad of a slow spike and wave pattern on electroencephalogram, multiple seizure types and developmental delay. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a syndrome characterised by raised cerebrospinal fluid pressure in the absence of an intracranial mass lesion or ventricular dilatation and often headache. We present the first reported case of Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome associated with symptomatic idiopathic intracranial hypertension in a 15 year old male, requiring cerebrospinal fluid diversion by means of ventriculoperitoneal shunting.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1208-1209
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Clinical Neuroscience
Volume17
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2010
Externally publishedYes

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