Panayiotopoulos syndrome.
Panayiotopoulos syndrome is a benign childhood epileptic illness characterized by episodic autonomic symptoms. We present a 9 year old boy with this condition, who presented with episodes of severe vomiting, fever, deviation of eyes and altered sensorium, characteristic EEG in the form of multiple occipital spikes and normal neuroradiologic and metabolic investigations.
Girish
Meenakshi
M
Department of Pediatrics, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Hingna, Nagpur, 440 019, Maharashtra, India. min_gir@rediffmail.com
Mujawar
Nilofer
N
Dandge
Vithalrao
V
D002648:Child; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology