A Confusing Coincidence: Neonatal Hypoglycemic Seizures and Hyperekplexia | Zendy

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A Confusing Coincidence: Neonatal Hypoglycemic Seizures and Hyperekplexia

Author(s) -

Nihat Demir,

Murat Doğan,

Sanem Yılmaz,

Erdal Peker,

Keziban Bulan,

Oğuz Tuncer

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

case reports in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1687-9627

pISSN - 1687-9635

DOI - 10.1155/2014/595412

Subject(s) - medicine , epilepsy , glycine receptor , neuroscience , inhibitory postsynaptic potential , clonazepam , glycine , anesthesia , psychiatry , psychology , genetics , biology , amino acid

Hyperekplexia is a rare, nonepileptic, genetic, or sporadic neurologic disorder characterized by startle responses to acoustic, optic, or tactile stimuli. Genetic defects in glycine receptors as well as encephalitis, tumors, inflammation, and disgenesis are among the etiologic causes of the disease. The main problem in hyperekplexia is the incomplete development of inhibitory mechanisms or exaggerated stimulation of excitatory mediators. Hyperekplexia is often confused with epileptic seizures. Here we present a case with hypoglycemic convulsions coexisting with hyperekplexia, causing diagnostic difficulty.

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