Emergent responsive neurostimulation in pediatric super‐refractory epilepsia partialis continua [PDF]
Annals of Clinical and Translational NeurologyFocal status epilepticus, particularly the motor variant of epilepsia partialis continua (EPC), is a rare condition characterized by near‐continuous, chronic focal motor seizures, and associated with poor outcomes. Medications, including anesthetics, are
Peter N. Hadar +8 more
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Epilepsia partialis continua: A review [PDF]
Seizure, 2017 Epilepsia partialis contina (EPC) in a narrow definition is a variant of simple focal motor status epilepticus in which frequent repetitive muscle jerks, usually arrhythmic, continue over prolonged periods of time. In a broader definition (used in this review) it also includes non-motor manifestations otherwise known as aura continua.
Rūta, Mameniškienė, Peter, Wolf
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Subacute measles encephalitis in a case of late presenting congenital HIV with epilepsia partialis continua as the first manifestation: A case report [PDF]
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021 We report a case of a 14-year-old non-immunised girl with a prior history of measles infection presenting with afebrile seizures progressing to epilepsia partialis continua (EPC), quadriparesis and headache.
Arka P Chakraborty +5 more
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Menkes Disease Presenting with Epilepsia Partialis Continua [PDF]
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2014 Aim. We aim to describe a female patient with Menkes disease who presented with epilepsia partialis continua. Case Presentation. Seventeen-months-old Saudi infant was presented with repetitive seizures and was diagnosed to have epilepsia partialis ...
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Alice in Wonderland Syndrome: Localising insights from right visual cortex stroke complicated by epilepsia partialis continua [PDF]
Epilepsy & Behavior ReportsThe Alice in Wonderland syndrome comprises visual and/or somaesthetic distortions, most often migrainous in origin. We present a case of Alice in Wonderland syndrome in association with a right posterior/visual cortex infarction with subsequent seizures ...
Gashirai K. Mbizvo +4 more
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Hashimoto's encephalopathy – presenting with epilepsia partialis continua and a frontal lobe lesion [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2018 Key Clinical Message We report a case of Hashimoto's encephalopathy (HE), who presented with epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) and a frontal lobe lesion.
Lokesh A. Rukmangadachar +3 more
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Homozygous TBC1D24 Mutation in a Case of Epilepsia Partialis Continua [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2018 TBC1D24 mutation-related epileptic syndrome includes a wide spectrum of epilepsies. We describe a case with a homozygous TBC1D24 mutation inherited from consanguineous parents.
Qilin Zhou +8 more
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Epilepsia partialis continua complicated by disseminated tuberculosis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019 Background We describe a patient copresenting with epilepsia partialis continua, tuberculosis, and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of this triad.
Gashirai K. Mbizvo +6 more
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Sweet Seizures – Epilepsia Partialis Continua
Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles, 2013 Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) refers to focal and recurrent seizures that happenevery few seconds to minutes for extended periods of time. The most common causesof these seizures are stroke, Rasmussen’s encephalitis (in children), and viral ...
Ragesh Panikkath, Joaquin Abeal Lado
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A young child of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis presenting with epilepsia partialis continua: the first pediatric case in Korea [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2016 Anti-N-methyl D-aspartate receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis, recently recognized as a form of paraneoplastic encephalitis, is characterized by a prodromal phase of unspecific illness with fever that resembles a viral disease.
Eun-Hee Kim +4 more
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