Neonatal status epilepticus controlled with levetiracetam at Sturge Weber syndrome.
Sturge-Weber syndrome is a rare, sporadic, congenital neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by facial cutaneous vascular malformation, leptomeningeal angioma and eye abnormalities. Seizures develop during the first year of life, may become refractory to multiple anticonvulsants and status epilepticus may develop. A rare subtype of Sturge-Weber syndrome with bilateral facial vascular malformation, unilateral cerebral involvement and neonatal status epilepticus is reported here. Neonatal status epilepticus was successfully controlled with intravenous levetiracetam infusion.
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. drsemarala@yahoo.com
Sema
S
Tanriverdi
Demet
D
Terek
Ozge Altun
OA
Koroglu
Mehmet
M
Yalaz
Hasan
H
Tekgul
Nilgun
N
Kultursay
D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D000077287:Levetiracetam; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D010889:Piracetam / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D013341:Sturge-Weber Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000077287:Levetiracetam; D010889:Piracetam