Epileptic Patient with Mild Malformation of Cortical Development with Oligodendroglial Hyperplasia and Epilepsy (MOGHE): A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Introduction. There is an emerging interest in the literature about MOGHE (Mild Malformation of Cortical Development with Oligodendroglial Hyperplasia and Epilepsy). We report the case of an epileptic patient with MOGHE. Case Report. A 33-year-old male patient was suffering from refractory focal epi...
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| description | Introduction. There is an emerging interest in the literature about MOGHE (Mild Malformation of Cortical Development with Oligodendroglial Hyperplasia and Epilepsy). We report the case of an epileptic patient with MOGHE. Case Report. A 33-year-old male patient was suffering from refractory focal epilepsy since adolescence. MRI demonstrated increased T2/FLAIR signal intensity of right frontal lobe. Presurgical evaluation led to definition of epileptogenic network in a specific area of right frontal lobe. The resected specimen revealed MOGHE. Discussion. MOGHE appears to be a brain entity which shares some unique histopathological features. Review of the literature is in accordance with our patient’s findings. The major neuropathological finding consists of areas with blurred gray-white matter boundaries due to heterotopic neurons in white matter and increased numbers of subcortical oligodendroglial cells with increased proliferation. MR abnormalities are present in T2/FLAIR sequences. It concerns patients with refractory frontal lobe epilepsy and appears to associate with unfavourable postsurgical outcome in seizure control. Conclusion. More cases are needed in order to establish more data about this distinct entity in frontal lobe epilepsy. This could be valuable knowledge to patients and doctors concerning expectations or management of undesirable outcome in frontal lobe epilepsy surgery. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-41f0d7f8f3254ef898f3689f003cd31e2025-08-20T02:39:16ZengWileyCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762019-01-01201910.1155/2019/91307809130780Epileptic Patient with Mild Malformation of Cortical Development with Oligodendroglial Hyperplasia and Epilepsy (MOGHE): A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureA. Verentzioti0I. Blumcke1A. Alexoudi2P. Patrikelis3A. Siatouni4S. Korfias5D. Sakas6S. Gatzonis7Department of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Neuropathology, University Hospital Erlangen, GermanyDepartment of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, GreeceIntroduction. There is an emerging interest in the literature about MOGHE (Mild Malformation of Cortical Development with Oligodendroglial Hyperplasia and Epilepsy). We report the case of an epileptic patient with MOGHE. Case Report. A 33-year-old male patient was suffering from refractory focal epilepsy since adolescence. MRI demonstrated increased T2/FLAIR signal intensity of right frontal lobe. Presurgical evaluation led to definition of epileptogenic network in a specific area of right frontal lobe. The resected specimen revealed MOGHE. Discussion. MOGHE appears to be a brain entity which shares some unique histopathological features. Review of the literature is in accordance with our patient’s findings. The major neuropathological finding consists of areas with blurred gray-white matter boundaries due to heterotopic neurons in white matter and increased numbers of subcortical oligodendroglial cells with increased proliferation. MR abnormalities are present in T2/FLAIR sequences. It concerns patients with refractory frontal lobe epilepsy and appears to associate with unfavourable postsurgical outcome in seizure control. Conclusion. More cases are needed in order to establish more data about this distinct entity in frontal lobe epilepsy. This could be valuable knowledge to patients and doctors concerning expectations or management of undesirable outcome in frontal lobe epilepsy surgery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9130780 |
| spellingShingle | A. Verentzioti I. Blumcke A. Alexoudi P. Patrikelis A. Siatouni S. Korfias D. Sakas S. Gatzonis Epileptic Patient with Mild Malformation of Cortical Development with Oligodendroglial Hyperplasia and Epilepsy (MOGHE): A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Neurological Medicine |
| title | Epileptic Patient with Mild Malformation of Cortical Development with Oligodendroglial Hyperplasia and Epilepsy (MOGHE): A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Epileptic Patient with Mild Malformation of Cortical Development with Oligodendroglial Hyperplasia and Epilepsy (MOGHE): A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Epileptic Patient with Mild Malformation of Cortical Development with Oligodendroglial Hyperplasia and Epilepsy (MOGHE): A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epileptic Patient with Mild Malformation of Cortical Development with Oligodendroglial Hyperplasia and Epilepsy (MOGHE): A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Epileptic Patient with Mild Malformation of Cortical Development with Oligodendroglial Hyperplasia and Epilepsy (MOGHE): A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | epileptic patient with mild malformation of cortical development with oligodendroglial hyperplasia and epilepsy moghe a case report and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9130780 |
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