title: [Subacute encephalopathy with epileptic seizures in an alcoholic patient].
abstract: We introduce a case of a 66 year-old male with chronic alcoholism who suffered from confusion, Wernicke-aphasia and epileptic seizures. Several EEG revealed periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges. The patient's case resembles the symptoms of a subacute encephalopathy with epileptic seizures which can occur in alcoholics.
authors.affiliation: Kantonale Psychiatrische Klinik Rheinau, Schweiz.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kozian
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Otto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020270:Alcohol Withdrawal Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020268:Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology