Lance-Adams syndrome: A special case of a mother.
Predicting the neurological outcome in survivors of cardiorespiratory arrest is difficult. A distinction has been made between acute and chronic posthypoxic myoclonus, called myoclonic status epilepticus and Lance-Adams syndrome (LAS), respectively, with the acute condition carrying a bad prognosis. Here, we report a case of a 37-year-old female who developed seizures after a successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The available literature on such cases is very rare and has generally mentioned a poor outcome. However, our patient was successfully managed and showed clinical features of LAS. Thus, making an early diagnosis and proper management of hypoxic brain insults is positively related to improving the patient's functional outcome.
Department of Medicine, St. Stephen's Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Gaurav Bhaskar
GB
Nigam
Department of Neurology, St. Stephen's Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Sachin Suresh
SS
Babu
Metropolis Labs, Alappuzha, Kerala, India.
C Sudhir
CS
Peter
Metropolis Labs, Alappuzha, Kerala, India.
C Shobhna
CS
Peter
Action myoclonus; Lance–Adams syndrome; myoclonic status epilepticus; negative myoclonus
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