Life-saving epilepsy surgery for status epilepticus caused by cortical dysplasia

Case report A three-week-old girl was admitted to our department for the treatment of intractable neonatal convulsive seizures. There was no significant family history; the parents and one older brother were healthy. The pregnancy and delivery had been normal (birth weight 3000 g, length at birth 50 cm, Apgar score 9-10-10). The first brief (30 s) symmetric tonic seizure appeared at postnatal day 10. Physical examination revealed a cephalohaematoma [...]