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An Orthotopic Sciatic Nerve Xenograft for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Neurofibromas
Published on: October 10, 2025
Epilepsy surgery for a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 concomitant with moyamoya syndrome
Naoto Kuroda1, Ayataka Fujimoto2, Tohru Okanishi2
1Department of Neurosurgery, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Japan.
Background:
Epilepsy associated with neurocutaneous disorders is well known, and the prevalence of epilepsy among patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) ranges from 4% to 13%. However, epilepsy surgery for patients with NF1 is not commonly performed.
Case Description:
We report the case of a patient with medically intractable mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE) concomitant NF1 and moyamoya syndrome (MMS) who had already undergone bilateral superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery anastomosis at 17 years old. As the standard temporal approach was unavailable, we evaluated the patient with neurologists, radiologists, neurosurgeons and neuropsychologists to identify the safest trajectory for epilepsy surgery. The patient underwent the right selective amygdala hippocampectomy from the posterior auricle part at 32 years old and obtained freedom from seizures.
Conclusion:
To the best of our knowledge, this represents the first surgical case report for mTLE concomitant with NF1 and MMS.
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