RT Journal
A1 GORDON A
T1 THe pathologic aspect of some epilepsies
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 1929
FD July 1
VO 44
IS 1
SP 142
OP 146
DO 10.1001/archinte.1929.00140010145011
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1929.00140010145011
AB The literature contains numerous examples of material lesions in the cerebrum which are associated with typical epileptic convulsions of the jacksonian or general type. Among the latest pathologic records may be mentioned: tumors of the pontocerebellar angle, the angular gyrus, the temporal convolutions and the pituitary gland; dilatation of the lateral ventricles; hemorrhage in the occipital lobe, and thrombophlebitis of the under surface of the frontal lobe.1 It is evident that a pathologic process in many portions of the brain may be accompanied by epileptic seizures, and these areas may therefore be considered as epileptogenous zones. In the present contribution a pathologic lesion in a rather rare localization of the brain is described; the lesion, during the patient's life, was a stimulating surface for convulsive discharges. In the absence of clinical evidences of gross pathologic involvement of the brain, particularly in cases of focal epilepsy, it is well to refer