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Complex partial status epilepticus, a rare disorder, was diagnosed in two children. Diagnosis was confirmed by electroencephalogram (EEG) showing continuous focal discharge in the temporal regions.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Pediatric Neurology
- Epileptology
Background:
- Complex partial status epilepticus is a rare and challenging convulsive disorder in children.
- Accurate diagnosis relies on complex clinical presentation and electroencephalography (EEG).
Abstract:
Two children had complex partial status epilepticus, a rare convulsive disorder. The presumptive clinical diagnosis was based on the complex symptomatology occurring within a fluctuating state of consciousness, and on unsustained responses. The diagnosis was confirmed by the ictal EEG, which demonstrated continuous focal discharge in the left temporal region in one patient, and by constant focal spike-and-wave activity over the right temporal areas, which occasionally became hypersynchronous, in the other. We also discuss the possible anatomical substrate and neurophysiological mechanisms of this entity.