title: Subacute encephalopathy with seizures in alcoholics (SESA syndrome): report of an unusual case.
abstract: Subacute encephalopathy with seizures in alcoholics (SESA syndrome) is a rare neurologic disorder complicating the chronic abuse of alcohol. This acute or subacute condition is characterized by transient neurologic deficits, seizures and severe lateralized abnormalities on the electroencephalogram (EEG). Our case demonstrates that in SESA syndrome, convulsive (generalized tonic-clonic) and nonconvulsive (complex partial) seizures may coexist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Hospital Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain. jlfernandez@humv.es
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Fernández-Torre
authors.forename: Zaloa
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Agirre
authors.forename: Marián
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martínez-Martínez
authors.forename: Eloy
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020268:Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013577:Syndrome; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis*