Open AccessReversible dementia: subclinical seizure in early‐onset dementia
Author(s) -
Tjong Elysia,
McHugh William,
Peng YenYi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.843
Subject(s) - subclinical infection , dementia , medicine , electroencephalography , pediatrics , cognition , epilepsy , audiology , psychiatry , disease
Key Clinical Message We report a case of early‐onset dementia with subclinical seizures. Aggressive seizure control improved the patient's cognition. Commonly, an EEG is only performed following overt behavioral seizures. Therefore, subclinical seizures tend to be underdiagnosed. Serial or extended EEG should be seriously considered in patients with early‐onset dementia.