Fluorescein-aided resection of fusiform gyrus neurocysticercosis in a patient with medically refractory epilepsy localized to the anterior hippocampus: Case report and surgical technique

Fluorescein-aided resection of fusiform gyrus neurocysticercosis in a patient with medically refractory epilepsy localized to the anterior hippocampus: Case report and surgical technique

Background: Neurocysticercosis is the leading cause of epilepsy worldwide. It occasionally requires neurosurgical intervention, but intraoperative localization can be challenging. Sodium fluorescein has yet to be explored in many non-neoplastic processes. Case Presentation: A patient with medically...

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Main Authors: Lindsey Freeman, MD, Michael W. Kortz, MBA, Fabio Grassia, MD, Timothy H. Ung, MD, Steven G. Ojemann, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Seizure
Neurocysticercosis
Parasite
Sodium fluorescein
Epilepsy
Neurosurgery
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