title: Area-selective stimulus-provoked seizures in post-anoxic coma.
abstract: We describe the case of a 70-year-old patient in whom hemiconvulsive seizures occurred during metabolic derangement, multiple stroke and post-anoxic coma following cardiac arrest. We employed the methods of clinical and EEG evaluation and CT brain scan. We found that hemiconvulsive seizures were provoked following a light tactile stimulus in the left-trigeminal area and occasionally a strong tapping in the right-trigeminal area. We conclude that this type of stimulus-provoked seizure is extremely rare and could be explained by diffuse and severe brain damage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Athens Medical School, Eginition Hospital, Greece. sgatzon@cc.uoa.gr
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Gatzonis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zournas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Michalopoulos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prapas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Argentos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Geroulanos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D020925:Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed