| Autor: |
Ogunniyi A; Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria., Ogunniyi JO, Bademosi O, Osuntokun BO, Adeuja AO |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
West African journal of medicine [West Afr J Med] 1992 Oct-Dec; Vol. 11 (4), pp. 263-7. |
| Abstrakt: |
In this neuropathologic study of 41 cases diagnosed as status epilepticus (SE) over a 10-year period at the University College Hospital, Ibadan (UCH), we found that the commonest cause was infection of the central nervous system (17 cases). The other aetiologic factors were: metabolic derrangement/toxic (14 cases) and cerebrovascular disease which was the most frequent cause in subjects above 12 years of age. It was encountered in 6 cases. Space occupying lesions which involved the frontal lobes were found in 4 cases. The conditions associated with the disease at death were: cerebral oedema, pulmonary oedema; pulmonary consolidation and pulmonary embolism. Our findings highlight the importance of looking for treatable conditions in patients presenting with this grave condition in this environment. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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