Epileptic Disorders
MENUTonic status and electrodecremental paroxysms in an adult without epilepsy Volume 13, numéro 1, Mars 2011
Illustrations
Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
- Mots-clés : tonic status, electrodecremental, meningoencephalitis, adult, stimulus-induced
- DOI : 10.1684/epd.2011.0410
- Page(s) : 99-101
- Année de parution : 2011
Electrodecremental status epilepticus is classically described in infants and children with severe refractory epilepsy, mental retardation, and structural brain abnormalities. We describe a 24-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with prolonged tonic status epilepticus which evolved into stimulus-induced diffuse voltage attenuation (SIDVA) pattern in the setting of aseptic meningoencephalitis. There was no history of seizures or further events after recovery. This is the first report of a SIDVA pattern in an adult without a history of epilepsy.