Epileptic Disorders
MENUInflammatory markers associated with seizures Volume 18, issue 1, March 2016
Authors
Department of Neurology, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
* Correspondence: Seo-Young Lee
Department of Neurology,
Kangwon National University School of Medicine,
156 Baengnyeong-ro,
Chuncheon 200-722, Korea
- Key words: seizure, hyperthermia, fever, leukocytosis, C-reactive protein
- DOI : 10.1684/epd.2016.0794
- Page(s) : 51-7
- Published in: 2016
Aim
Seizures can produce systemic changes, including elevated body temperature, white blood cell count, and C-reactive protein levels, which raises concern for potential infection. We describe seizure-induced inflammation-like responses and discuss how these changes may be distinguished from those associated with infection.