title: A case of nonconvulsive status epilepticus associated with focal cortical dysplasia.
abstract: A 6-year-old girl who exhibited nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) as her main clinical seizure is reported. Her seizures involved abnormal eye movement that occurred every 1-2 months associated with a dulling of responsiveness and falling easily due to ataxic gait. During the seizure, her eyelids drooped so that the eyes appeared hooded and she seemed to be drunk. During the episode, she laughed or cried easily with no relation to her surroundings. Ictal EEG continuously showed diffuse high-voltage theta and slow waves with spikes and diffuse spike and waves, and interictal EEG showed spike and waves in the left frontal region. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed focal cortical dysplasia in the left frontal region. These findings suggested that the origin of NCSE is related to the frontal lobe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tosa Municipal Hospital, Kou 1867, Takaoka-cho, Tosa city, Kochi, Japan.
authors.forename: Kayoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
mesh_terms: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000078306:Clobazam; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011732:Pyridoxal Phosphate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D000078306:Clobazam; D011732:Pyridoxal Phosphate; D014635:Valproic Acid