Electrical status epilepticus "invisible" to surface EEG in late-onset Rasmussen encephalitis.
Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is a chronic, progressive disease that typically occurs in childhood, rarely in adulthood. When it does occur in adulthood, it may be associated with atypical electro-clinical features, and neuroimaging alterations usually help diagnosis. Unlike childhood forms, in which epilepsia partialis continua is usually observed, the EEG pattern in adult variants may be aspecific. We describe a highly interesting case of late-onset RE in which an electrical status epilepticus was not detected by the surface EEG, but by a recording with subdural electrodes.
Fattouch
Jinane
J
Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
Di Bonaventura
Carlo
C
Di Gennaro
Giancarlo
G
Quarato
Pier Paolo
PP
Petrucci
Simona
S
Manfredi
Mario
M
Prencipe
Massimilano
M
Esposito
Vincenzo
V
Giallonardo
Anna Teresa
AT
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004566:Electrodes; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*