Epileptic Disorders
MENUDe novo late-onset absence status epilepticus or late-onset idiopathic generalized epilepsy? A case report and systematic review of the literature Volume 20, issue 2, April 2018
Authors
1 Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine, and Movement Sciences, University of Verona
2 Division of Neurology, Franz Tappeiner Hospital, Merano, Italy
3 Department of Neurology, Christian Doppler Medical Centre, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg
4 Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Salzburg
5 University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall IT, Austria
* Correspondence: Francesco Brigo
Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine, and Movement Sciences,
University of Verona,
Piazzale L.A. Scuro,
10 - 37134 Verona, Italy
- Key words: idiopathic generalized epilepsies, genetic generalized epilepsies, absence status epilepticus, late-onset, family history, generalized tonic-clonic seizure, myoclonic seizure
- DOI : 10.1684/epd.2018.0961
- Page(s) : 123-31
- Published in: 2018
Aim
Idiopathic (genetic) generalized epilepsies (IGEs) are age-related epileptic syndromes with typical age onset in childhood or adolescence. We report a patient with de novo late-onset absence status epilepticus (ASE) occurring at the age of 64 years, with clinical and EEG features suggestive of late-onset IGE. We also discuss the relationship between de novo late-onset ASE and late-onset IGE, and provide a comprehensive and critical review of the available literature on late-onset (i.e. onset ≥60 years) IGE.