Corpora amylacea in temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis

Hippocampal sclerosis (HS) is the commonest pathology in epileptic patients undergoing temporal lobe epilepsy surgery. Beside, there are an increased density of corpora amylacea (CA) founded in 6 to 63% of those cases. OBJECTIVE: verify the presence of CA and the clinical correlates of their occurre...

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Main Authors: Ribeiro Marlise de Castro, Barbosa-Coutinho Lígia, Mugnol Fabiana, Hilbig Arlete, Palmini André, Costa Jaderson Costa da, Paglioli Neto Eliseu, Paglioli Eduardo
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Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2003-01-01
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author Ribeiro Marlise de Castro
Barbosa-Coutinho Lígia
Mugnol Fabiana
Hilbig Arlete
Palmini André
Costa Jaderson Costa da
Paglioli Neto Eliseu
Paglioli Eduardo
author_facet Ribeiro Marlise de Castro
Barbosa-Coutinho Lígia
Mugnol Fabiana
Hilbig Arlete
Palmini André
Costa Jaderson Costa da
Paglioli Neto Eliseu
Paglioli Eduardo
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description Hippocampal sclerosis (HS) is the commonest pathology in epileptic patients undergoing temporal lobe epilepsy surgery. Beside, there are an increased density of corpora amylacea (CA) founded in 6 to 63% of those cases. OBJECTIVE: verify the presence of CA and the clinical correlates of their occurrence in a consective series of patients undergoing temporal surgery with diagnosis of HS. METHOD: We reviewed 72 hippocampus specimens from January 1997 to July 2000. Student's t test for independent, samples, ANOVA and Tukey test were performed for statistical analysis. RESULTS: CA were found in 35 patients (49%), whose mean epilepsy duration (28.7 years) was significantly longer than that group of patients without CA (19.5 years, p= 0.001). Besides, when CA were found, duration was also significantly correlated with distribution within hippocampus: 28.7 years with diffuse distribution of CA, 15.4 with exclusively subpial and 17.4 years with distribution subpial plus perivascular (p= 0.001). CONCLUSION: Our findings corroborate the presence of CA in patients with HS and suggest that a longer duration of epilepsy correlate with a more distribution of CA in hippocampus.
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spelling doaj-art-01a44b7e63b041a1965c8a6c0d934f722025-08-20T03:22:30ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria0004-282X1678-42272003-01-01614942945Corpora amylacea in temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosisRibeiro Marlise de CastroBarbosa-Coutinho LígiaMugnol FabianaHilbig ArletePalmini AndréCosta Jaderson Costa daPaglioli Neto EliseuPaglioli EduardoHippocampal sclerosis (HS) is the commonest pathology in epileptic patients undergoing temporal lobe epilepsy surgery. Beside, there are an increased density of corpora amylacea (CA) founded in 6 to 63% of those cases. OBJECTIVE: verify the presence of CA and the clinical correlates of their occurrence in a consective series of patients undergoing temporal surgery with diagnosis of HS. METHOD: We reviewed 72 hippocampus specimens from January 1997 to July 2000. Student's t test for independent, samples, ANOVA and Tukey test were performed for statistical analysis. RESULTS: CA were found in 35 patients (49%), whose mean epilepsy duration (28.7 years) was significantly longer than that group of patients without CA (19.5 years, p= 0.001). Besides, when CA were found, duration was also significantly correlated with distribution within hippocampus: 28.7 years with diffuse distribution of CA, 15.4 with exclusively subpial and 17.4 years with distribution subpial plus perivascular (p= 0.001). CONCLUSION: Our findings corroborate the presence of CA in patients with HS and suggest that a longer duration of epilepsy correlate with a more distribution of CA in hippocampus.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2003000600010hippocampal sclerosiscorpora amylaceatemporal lobe epilepsy
spellingShingle Ribeiro Marlise de Castro
Barbosa-Coutinho Lígia
Mugnol Fabiana
Hilbig Arlete
Palmini André
Costa Jaderson Costa da
Paglioli Neto Eliseu
Paglioli Eduardo
Corpora amylacea in temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
hippocampal sclerosis
corpora amylacea
temporal lobe epilepsy
title Corpora amylacea in temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis
title_full Corpora amylacea in temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis
title_fullStr Corpora amylacea in temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis
title_full_unstemmed Corpora amylacea in temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis
title_short Corpora amylacea in temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis
title_sort corpora amylacea in temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis
topic hippocampal sclerosis
corpora amylacea
temporal lobe epilepsy
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2003000600010
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