<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article presents the case of a 61-year old female patient, with no history of neurological illness, who presents a rapid onset of two convulsive seizures, triggered by a psychological trauma. The first convulsive seizure is repeated within 24 hours.</p><p>The general, as well as the neurological clinical examination have not found any pathological signs. MRI scanning of the brain pointed to right-parietal schizencephaly, associated with polymicrogyria, the believed causes of the epileptic seizures.</p></abstract>

The article presents the case of a 61-year old female patient, with no history of neurological illness, who presents a rapid onset of two convulsive seizures, triggered by a psychological trauma. The first convulsive seizure is repeated within 24 hours.The general, as well as the neurological clinical examination have not found any pathological signs. MRI scanning of the brain pointed to right-parietal schizencephaly, associated with polymicrogyria, the believed causes of the epileptic seizures.

Schizencephaly Associated with Polymicrogirya – Cause for Late-Onset Epileptic Seizures in Adult. A Case Report.

Neurological Department, Emergency Clinical Hospital, Galati; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati

Geriatric Department, Emergency Clinical Hospital, Galati; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Center for Research on Medical-Pharmaceutical

Faculty of Medicine, University “Ovidius” of Constanta

ARS Medica Tomitana

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The article presents the case of a 61-year old female patient, with no history of neurological illness, who presents a rapid onset of two convulsive seizures,...

Schizencephaly Associated with Polymicrogirya – Cause for Late-Onset Epileptic Seizures in Adult. A Case Report.

Pubblicato online: 30 mar 2017

Pagine: 228 - 231

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/arsm-2016-0039

Parole chiave
schizencephaly, polymicrogyria, late-onset epileptic seizures, MRI

© 2016 Lungu Mihaela et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schizencephaly Associated with Polymicrogirya – Cause for Late-Onset Epileptic Seizures in Adult. A Case Report.

Pubblicato online: 30 mar 2017

Pagine: 228 - 231

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/arsm-2016-0039

Parole chiaveschizencephaly, polymicrogyria, late-onset epileptic seizures, MRI

© 2016 Lungu Mihaela et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
schizencephaly, polymicrogyria, late-onset epileptic seizures, MRI