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Visual hallucinations: A novel complication after hemispherectomy.

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Vanags, J; Sachdev, M; Grant, G; Mikati, MA
Published in: Epilepsy Behav Case Rep
2018

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.

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Epilepsy Behav Case Rep

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2213-3232

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2018

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9

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51 / 53

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United States
 

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Vanags, J., Sachdev, M., Grant, G., & Mikati, M. A. (2018). Visual hallucinations: A novel complication after hemispherectomy. Epilepsy Behav Case Rep, 9, 51–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebcr.2017.09.005
Vanags, Jonas, Monisha Sachdev, Gerald Grant, and Mohamad A. Mikati. “Visual hallucinations: A novel complication after hemispherectomy.Epilepsy Behav Case Rep 9 (2018): 51–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebcr.2017.09.005.
Vanags J, Sachdev M, Grant G, Mikati MA. Visual hallucinations: A novel complication after hemispherectomy. Epilepsy Behav Case Rep. 2018;9:51–3.
Vanags, Jonas, et al. “Visual hallucinations: A novel complication after hemispherectomy.Epilepsy Behav Case Rep, vol. 9, 2018, pp. 51–53. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ebcr.2017.09.005.
Vanags J, Sachdev M, Grant G, Mikati MA. Visual hallucinations: A novel complication after hemispherectomy. Epilepsy Behav Case Rep. 2018;9:51–53.
Journal cover image

Published In

Epilepsy Behav Case Rep

DOI

ISSN

2213-3232

Publication Date

2018

Volume

9

Start / End Page

51 / 53

Location

United States