{"id":"d050d3d7-b60a-4f13-ae8b-2891cc875db0","slug":"long-term-drug-resistant-temporal-lobe-epilepsy-associated-with-a-mixed-ganglioglioma-and-dysembryoplastic-neuroepithelial-tumor-in-an-elderly-patient","title":"Long-term drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy associated with a mixed ganglioglioma and dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor in an elderly patient","authors":["Olaf E. M. G. Schijns","Jan Beckervordersandforth","Louis Wagner","Govert Hoogland"],"abstract":"Background: Mixed ganglioglioma and dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNET) is an extremely rare neuropathological diagnosis. The sparse number of patients described are children or young adults with long-term drug-resistant epilepsy. Case Description: We report on a rare case of this tumor in a 61-year-old patient with an epilepsy duration of almost 60 years. This patient received an epilepsy surgery work-up with the intention to cure his drug-resistant epilepsy by performing a complete lesionectomy. The available literature on these mixed tumors is reviewed. Conclusion: A contrast-enhancing mixed ganglioglioma and DNET can mimic a malignant tumor and appears not only in children and young adults, but also in the elderly patients with chronic epilepsy. A long-lasting epilepsy, in this case almost 60 years, can be completely cured by a complete lesionectomy.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/d050d3d7-b60a-4f13-ae8b-2891cc875db0/featured/hero-1782420849953.png","publishDate":"2016-04-01T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.4103/2152-7806.179583","categories":["Neurovascular","Case Report"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/api/articles/d050d3d7-b60a-4f13-ae8b-2891cc875db0/pdf"}