title: Complex partial status epilepticus provoked by "crack" cocaine.
abstract: A 53-year-old woman with a history of chronic abuse of "crack" cocaine developed isolated complex partial status epilepticus after 3 days of frequent cocaine use. The electroencephalogram demonstrated focal epileptiform activity. Follow-up for 1 year during which she reported continuous abstinence from cocaine and anti-convulsants revealed no recurrence of seizures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience and Epilepsy Center, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Ogunyemi
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Locke
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D003042:Cocaine; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine