Partial epilepsy complicated by convulsive and nonconvulsive episodes of status epilepticus in a patient with ring chromosome 14 syndrome

Epileptic Disorders - Tập 12 - Trang 222-227 - 2010
Simona Giovannini1, Daniele Frattini2, Angela Scarano2, Carlo Fusco2, Gianna Bertani2, Elvio Della Giustina2, Paola Martinelli2, Daniela Orteschi3, Marcella Zollino3, Giovanni Giovanni3, Giuseppe Gobbi1
1Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna, Italy
2Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
3Istituto di Genetica Medica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy

Tóm tắt

Epilepsy is the most common and serious neurological symptom in ring chromosome 14 syndrome, also characterised by mild dysmorphisms, acquired microcephaly, cognitive impairment, hypotonia and ocular abnormalities. Typically, early-onset, polymorphous and drug-resistant seizures are reported. Status epilepticus has not been previously reported. We describe a nine-year-old Caucasian boy with ring 14 syndrome who presented a severe early-onset and drug-resistant focal epilepsy with secondary generalised seizures and repetitive episodes of convulsive and non-convulsive status epilepticus. The electro-clinical evaluation of prolonged seizures and their long-term consequences is important for the practical management of these patients and for a better comprehension of the syndrome.

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