A complex case with generalized epilepsy, probable focal seizures, and functional seizures

Autor: Ahmed Elshetihy, Lema Nergiz, Thomas Cloppenborg, Friedrich G. Woermann, Birgitt Müffelmann, Christian G. Bien
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Epilepsy & Behavior Reports, Vol 27, Iss , Pp 100684- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-9864
DOI: 10.1016/j.ebr.2024.100684
Popis: In this patient, now 42 years old, genetic generalized epilepsy (juvenile myoclonic epilepsy) manifested itself at the age of 13. At the age of 39, she experienced a status episode with prolonged ICU treatment. She was left with a left-sided hippocampal sclerosis and probably focal seizures. In addition, since the age of 24, the patient also experiences functional seizures on the background of a borderline personality disorder. While generalized epileptic seizures could be controlled with antiseizure medication (ASM), the patient was multiple times admitted to Emergency Departments for her functional seizures with subsequent intensive care treatments, including intubation. As a complication, the patient developed critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy, resulting in wheelchair dependence. Additionally, she acquired a complex regional pain syndrome after extravasation of ASM. The report demonstrates the uncommon development of hippocampal sclerosis after a generalized tonic-clonic status epilepticus and the poor treatability of functional seizures as compared to generalized and focal seizures.
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