title: Stymied by seizures. When the clues point to the wrong path.
abstract: Seizures have many causes, and physicians should try not to be shortsighted when an apparent cause seems to leap out. The key is being receptive to the fact that a less obvious source of seizures may exist. In this case, new-onset seizures believed consistent with illicit drug use proved to have an infectious cause.
authors.affiliation: Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg, VA 23803, USA.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003042:Cocaine; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000150:complications; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine