Subacute encephalopathy with epileptic seizures in alcoholism (SESA): case report.
The case of a 66-year-old patient is reported in view of the rarity of his condition: a case of subacute encephalopathy with seizures in alcoholics (SESA syndrome), described first in 1981 by Niedermeyer, et al. Wernicke-type aphasia, epileptic seizures (generalized tonic-clonic) and PLEDs EEG pattern dominated the neurological picture, in addition to hepatomegaly and rhabdomyolysis. This condition differs from all other known CNS complications in chronic alcoholism and is withdrawal-independent. It is prognostically favorable as far as the syndrome as such is concerned.
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Cantonal Psychiatric Clinic, Rheinau, Switzerland.
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D000368:Aged; D020268:Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005625:Frontal Lobe; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013577:Syndrome; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000503:physiopathology*