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Periodic febrile confusion as a presentation of complex partial status epilepticus
Author(s) -
ElAd B.,
Neufeld Y.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1990.tb03315.x
Subject(s) - ictal , status epilepticus , carbamazepine , complex partial seizures , electroencephalography , confusion , spike and wave , anesthesia , epilepsy , partial seizures , medicine , febrile convulsions , pediatrics , psychology , neuroscience , temporal lobe , psychoanalysis
A 75‐year‐old woman was evaluated for recurrent episodes of fever she experienced periodically every 4–5 weeks over the last 12 months, lasting 2–3 days each. The fever was associated with continuous complex partial seizures, paralleled the seizure activity and returned to normal after the seizures had ceased. The ictal EEG recordings showed rhythmic bitemporal 3–4 Hz activity; the interictal recordings showed a spike and wave discharge over the right fionto‐temporal region. Carbamazepine effectively controlled both the seizures and the fever; the latter was presumed to be an inherent manifestation of the seizure activity.