Epilepsia Partialis continua secondary to diabetic ketoacidosis [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Epilepsia partialis continua is a rare epileptic syndrome presenting with simple, partial, repetitive motor seizures. It can be a result of structural central nervous system lesion or due to metabolic causes.
Ahmed Mahmoud Sayed Sayedahmed +3 more
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Acute Porphyria Presenting as Epilepsia Partialis Continua [PDF]
Case Reports in Neurology, 2013 Purpose: The porphyrias are a defect in the biosynthesis of heme which can be associated with different neurological symptoms during acute attacks such as peripheral neuropathy, mental disturbance and seizures.
Thi Phuoc Yen Tran +5 more
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Late onset epilepsia partialis continua in a middle-aged patient with huge arachnoid cyst [PDF]
Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021 Background: Arachnoid cysts are congenital or acquired cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) filled intra arachnoidal lesions, included 1% of all infantile intracranial masses and were discovered incidentally in MRI or CT-scan. The vast majority of these lesions are
Mohammad Javad Nasr +2 more
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Epilepsia partialis continua associated with ketotic hyperglycemia and tuberculous meningoencephalitis: A case report [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 We report the case of an 18‐year‐old girl who presented with several episodes of simple partial motor seizures compatible with the diagnosis of epilepsia partialis continua.
Cordule Balola +5 more
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Corticosteroid-responsive Epilepsia Partialis Continua
Türk Nöroloji Dergisi, 2021 Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) is a rare form of status epilepticus and often refractory to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). Persistent seizure activity may increase pro-inflammatory biomarkers locally, which may respond to adjunctive corticosteroid ...
Jayantee Kalita +4 more
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Cerebral Hemangiopericytoma Manifesting as Epilepsia Partialis Continua: A Case Report
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2022 Cerebral hemangiopericytomas are very rare mesenchymal tumours arising from pericytes surrounding the blood vessels in the brain. Most patients present with headaches, focal neurological findings and focal seizures with or without generalisation.
Prabhat Poudel +2 more
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Epilepsia partialis continua: A review. [PDF]
Neurosciences (Riyadh)Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) is a rare type of focal motor seizure characterized by continuous, involuntary muscle contractions in a specific part of the body. These contractions usually involve rhythmic, twitching movements and can last for several hours to days.
Muthaffar OY, Alyazidi AS.
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Epilepsia Partialis Continua as the First Presenting Symptom in Probable Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Case Reports in Neurology, 2018 We present the case of a middle-aged man suffering from epilepsia partialis continua 3 weeks before the start of cognition decline, visual disturbance, and pyramidal dysfunction.
Sheng-Hsiang Yang +2 more
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Efficacy of perampanel in a patient with epilepsia partialis continua [PDF]
Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports, 2017 Perampanel is the first-in-class selective and noncompetitive α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor antagonist. It is authorized in the U.S.
H. Argente-Escrig +2 more
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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) as therapy in an infant with epilepsia partialis continua. [PDF]
Epilepsy Behav Rep, 2022 Introduction: We present a case of a 10-month-old girl undergoing repetitive TMS (rTMS) for the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy. Case report: A 10-month-old girl, later diagnosed with pathogenic POLG1 mutations, presented to our institution with ...
Chang D +3 more
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