The sellar and parasellar region is an anatomically complex area where a number of
neoplastic, infectious, inflammatory, developmental and vascular pathologies can occur …

Hypothalamic hamartomas are aberrant masses, composed of abnormally distributed
neurons and glia. Along endocrine and cognitive symptoms, they may cause epileptic …

Purpose Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a key technology in the presurgical
evaluation of patients with epilepsy. Already at early outpatient stages it can contribute to the …

Greenfield's Neuropathology, the world's leading neuropathology reference, provides a
comprehensive account of the pathological findings in neurological disease, their biological …

Gaining new insights into the anatomy of the human hypothalamus is crucial for the
development of new treatment strategies involving functional stereotactic neurosurgery …

Purpose: To present the results of transcallosal surgical resection of hypothalamic
hamartoma (HH) in 26 patients with refractory epilepsy in a prospective outcome study …

Epilepsy affects 65 million people worldwide, a third of whom have seizures that are
resistant to anti-epileptic medications. Some of these patients may be amenable to surgical …

Epilepsies associated with hypothalamic hamartomas (HHs) are frequently drug resistant
with severe psychiatric and cognitive comorbidities. We performed a prospective trial to …

Despite their small size, the mammillary bodies play an important role in supporting
recollective memory. However, they have typically been overlooked when assessing …

Although uncommon, the hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) is often associated with a
devastating clinical syndrome, which may include refractory epilepsy, progressive cognitive …