Epileptic Disorders
MENUUnusual presentation of hypothalamic hamartoma with hypersomnia in an adult patient Volume 16, issue 3, September 2014
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1 Department of Neurology
2 Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
* Correspondence:
Fadime Irsel Tezer
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Neurology,
Sihhiye 06100 Ankara, Turkey
- Key words: hypothalamic hamartoma, hypersomnia, seizure, gelastic seizure, polysomnography (PSG), sleep
- DOI : 10.1684/epd.2014.0669
- Page(s) : 366-9
- Published in: 2014
We report a patient with polysomnography findings related to hypersomnia, as a primary presenting symptom, who was shown to have stereotypical gelastic seizures. Her cranial magnetic resonance imaging revealed a hypothalamic hamartoma in the posterior region of the hypothalamus. The patient had no previous history of gelastic seizures. We suggest that patients who present with hypersomnia should be investigated for gelastic seizures in order to avoid misdiagnosis and receive appropriate treatment.