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Complex partial status epilepticus following myelography with metrizamide
Author(s) -
Russell D.,
Anke I. M.,
NybergHansen R.,
Sletcnes O.,
Sortland O.,
Veger T.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410080317
Subject(s) - metrizamide , status epilepticus , ictal , myelography , complex partial seizures , electroencephalography , medicine , confusion , anesthesia , epilepsy , psychology , spinal cord , psychiatry , temporal lobe , psychoanalysis
Complex partial status epilepticus developed in two patients following myelography with metrizamide. The status epilepticus was manifested by confusion and complex motor symptoms, and electroencephalograms (EEGs) showed ictal activity alternating independently over both hemispheres. Immediate clinical improvement occurred with antiepileptic treatment, and to date no sequelae have been observed. Neither patient had a previous history of epileptic seizures, but both had preexisting EEG abnormalities.