A Case of Epilepsia Partialis Continua Due to Linear Nevus Syndrome with Hemimegalencephaly

Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) is a form of focal status epilepticus often refractory to anticonvulsant therapy. A wide range of abnormalities such as inflammatory, vascular, metabolic-toxic, developmental malformations, and neoplasia cause EPC. Linear nevus syndrome with hemimegalencephaly is o...

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Autores principales: Cornelius, Leema Pauline, Raju, Vivekasaravanan, Lalapet, Ravi A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5588655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28904588
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpn.JPN_17_16
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Sumario:Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) is a form of focal status epilepticus often refractory to anticonvulsant therapy. A wide range of abnormalities such as inflammatory, vascular, metabolic-toxic, developmental malformations, and neoplasia cause EPC. Linear nevus syndrome with hemimegalencephaly is one of the developmental malformations that can present with EPC.

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