Late onset epilepsy in undiagnosed tuberous sclerosis.
A 67 year old woman first developed left-sided sensorimotor seizures postoperatively in association with infection and mild hyponatraemia. She was found to have previously unrecognized tuberous sclerosis, with gross pathognomic features: periungual fibromata, facial angiofibromata, calcified subependymal nodules, cortical tubers and multiple renal angiomyolipomata. Her son who was epileptic was also found to have other mild features of tuberous sclerosis as a result. As far as we are aware our patient is the oldest for the first presentation of tuberous sclerosis.
Gutowski
N J
NJ
Neurology Department, North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
Murphy
R P
RP
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications; D000368:Aged; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000150:complications; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000150:complications; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis