Open AccessOccipital lobe seizures: Rare hyperglycemic sequelae of type 1 diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Muhammed Jasim Abdul Jalal,
Murali Krishna Me,
Kieron Kumar,
Ramesh Gomez
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.174449
Subject(s) - medicine , occipital lobe , magnetic resonance imaging , diabetic ketoacidosis , electroencephalography , diabetes mellitus , temporal lobe , neuroimaging , epilepsy , insulin , pediatrics , anesthesia , endocrinology , radiology , psychiatry
A 15-year-old boy presented with osmotic symptoms and photopsia. He had short-term memory impairment, visual hallucinations, and headache. His random blood sugar was 474 mg/dl, HbA1c -9.4%, and glutamic acid decarboxylase -65 >2000 IU/ml. Magnetic resonance imaging brain and cerebrospinal fluid study were normal. Digital electroencephalography was suggestive of bilateral hemispheric occipital lobe seizures. He responded well to insulin and antiepileptic medications.