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We present a case of a boy with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) who presented with features of non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE). This case highlights the fact that NCSE, even though not a common occurrence in JME, should be kept in mind when a patient with previous history of seizures presents with subtle changes in sensorium with no obvious cause.
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Adolescent , Electroencephalography , Humans , Male , Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile/complications , Status Epilepticus/diagnosisABSTRACT
Medically treated brainstem abscess in a 11 year old boy with tetralogy of Fallot is reported. There was a complete resolution of the lesion without any neurologic sequelae during parenteral antibiotic therapy with crystalline penicillin, chloramphenicol and metronidazole. The pathogenesis and management of cardiogenic brain abscesses in general and brainstem abscess in particular has been reviewed.
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Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage , Anti-Infective Agents/administration & dosage , Brain Abscess/complications , Brain Stem/microbiology , Child , Chloramphenicol/administration & dosage , Humans , Male , Metronidazole/administration & dosage , Penicillins/administration & dosage , Tetralogy of Fallot/microbiology , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
Fulminant cerebral infarction secondary to arterial thrombosis in adults with nephrotic syndrome is rare. We report a 42 year old male with fulminant right anterior cerebral and middle cerebral artery infarction. Minimal change disease of the kidney was documented by renal biopsy. The possible pathogenesis is discussed and pertinent literature reviewed.