Complex partial status epilepticus in late-onset MELAS.
A patient with recurrent episodes of complex partial status epilepticus and a distinctive pattern of periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges (PLEDs) is presented. The patient was subsequently shown to have a mitochondrial disorder of the MELAS type, a hitherto unreported association. The case illustrates that CPSE should be added to the list of possible causes of acute neurological deterioration in MELAS patients.
Leff
A P
AP
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, England, UK.
McNabb
A W
AW
Hanna
M G
MG
Clarke
C R
CR
Larner
A J
AJ
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017029:Epilepsy, Complex Partial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D017241:MELAS Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000175:diagnosis*