Refractory epilepsy accompanying acute encephalitis with multifocal cortical lesions: Possible autoimmune etiology

Brain and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 590-594

  Okanishi, Tohru ^a   Mori, Yuka ^b   Kibe, Tetsuya ^b   Takahashi, Yukitoshi ^c   Saito, Yoshiaki ^a   Maegaki, Yoshihiro ^a   Yokochi, Kenji ^b  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SEIREI MIKATAHARA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c SHIZUOKA INSTITUTE OF EPILEPSY AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS   (Japan)

Author keywords

High dose barbiturate; MRI; Multifocal cortical legions; Refractory seizures; Repetitive seizures; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; DIAZEPAM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B ANTIBODY; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISOLONE; PYRIDOXINE; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; SODIUM BROMIDE; THIAMYLAL; THIOPENTAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

ACUTE BRAIN DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUTOIMMUNITY; BRAIN CORTEX LESION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPTIC STATE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TIC;

ADOLESCENT; BARBITURATES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 34548200794     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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