Benign afebrile seizures in acute gastroenteritis: is rotavirus the culprit?
Three patients, a 2-year-old girl, a 14-month-old girl, and a 15-month-old boy, were admitted with multiple episodes of benign afebrile seizures. Electroencephalograms recorded 1 or 2 days after the last seizure revealed epileptiform discharges. All 3 patients developed a fulminant Rotazyme-positive diarrhea toward the end of their respective hospital stay. The prospects of immunological detection in diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
Iyadurai
Stanley
S
Departments of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, St Joseph's Hospital, 350 West Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA. stanley.iyadurai@chw.edu
Troester
Matthew
M
Harmala
John
J
Bodensteiner
John
J
D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology