Betel nut indulgence as a cause of epilepsy.
We report a 29-year-old man with secondarily generalised seizure and cardiac impairment. He was an indulger in betel nuts without other aetiological or precipitating factors, and no abnormality on neuroradiologic investigation. The occurrence of his seizures related to an overdose of betel nuts. It is clinically important to know that epilepsy may be induced by betel nut chewing.
Huang
Zhiling
Z
Department of Geriatric Neurology, Xiangya Second Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, PR China. hzl1118@sohu.com
Xiao
Bo
B
Wang
Xiaoqing
X
Li
Youyuan
Y
Deng
Hongbo
H
D000328:Adult; D001114:Areca / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000009:adverse effects