Epilepsia partialis continua following pertussis infection.
Clinical, electrophysiological and CT findings of a patient with epilepsia partialis continua following pertussis infection are presented. The EEG showed lateralized abnormal slow waves and CT revealed global atrophy around the Sylvian fissure. The findings favor the primary role of the cerebral cortex in EPC.
D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000150:complications*