Abstract
Two patients at our center experienced florid visual hallucinations following hemispherectomy. The first patient had drug-resistant left hemispheric focal seizures at 20 months of age from a previous stroke. Following functional hemispherectomy at age 3, he experienced frightening hallucinations 1 month post-operatively lasting 3.5 months. Our second patient underwent subtotal hemispherectomy at age 6 for drug-resistant focal seizures from right hemispheric cortical dysplasia. Eighteen months later he developed scary visual hallucinations during which he would shout and throw things. Hallucinations recurred for 6 months. In our experience in these patients, even though symptoms were florid, they were transient and subsided 3–6 months later.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 51-53 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports |
Volume | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy surgery
- Hallucinations
- Seizure
- Visual hallucinations
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology
- Behavioral Neuroscience