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ArticleChild neurology open

Surgical Resection of Focal Cortical Dysplasia in a Neonate with Novel TSC1 Mutation Leading to Resolution of Refractory Seizures: Case Report.

Emily Garavatti, Erin Yamamoto, Kelly Collins, Nathan Selden, Ittai Bushlin

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Article in Child neurology open. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Status epilepticus in the neonate.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Emily GaravattiNeurodevelopmental Disabilities, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, OR, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4483-8602
Erin YamamotoNeurosurgery, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, OR, USA.
Kelly CollinsDepartment of Neurosurgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Nathan SeldenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Ittai BushlinDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Oregon Health & Science University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe a neonate presenting on first day of life with refractory seizures secondary to a single, large area of focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) who underwent surgical resection at age 3 weeks leading to resolution of seizure activity and dramatic improvement in developmental trajectory. Surgical intervention for epilepsy is infrequently offered for neonates, often reserved only for those with catastrophic presentations. This case demonstrates that surgical intervention can be safe and efficacious in neonates for pharmaco-resistant seizures associated with a focal lesion. Rapid whole exome sequencing in this case yielded a germline novel de novo TSC1 mutation, leading to a genetic diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). Our patient demonstrates an atypical neonatal presentation of TSC. Limited data is available for those with isolated FCD in TSC; this is the first reported case in a neonate.

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epileptic encephalopathygeneticsneonatal seizuresneonateneurosurgeryrefractoryseizuressurgerytuberous sclerosistuberous sclerosis complex

Identifiers

PMID38107744
PMCPMC10722926
OpenAlexW4389620934

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