Presentation
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is an uncommon rapidly progressive neurological disorder which can have protean clinical presentations. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Entire Body System
- Epilepsy
Since this infection does not directly involve the brain it might not appear as a possible cause of epilepsy, but has been shown that meningitis can cause epilepsy, which would give rise to the possibility of developing epilepsy partialis continua. [en.wikipedia.org]
Article Navigation 1 The Epilepsy Research Group 3 The Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy Chalfont St Peter, UK Correspondence to: Dr O. C. [brain.oxfordjournals.org]
Zemskaya AG, Yatsuk SL, Samoilov VI ( 1991 ) Intractable or partial epilepsy of infectious or inflammatory etiology: recent surgical experience in the USSR. In: Andermann F (ed.) Chronic Encephalitis and Epilepsy: Rasmussen's Syndrome. [cambridge.org]
GAD-Ab have been recently reported in association with rare forms of refractory epilepsy, with or without association to T1DM. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Fischer, RS, Uthman, BM, Ramsay, RE Alternative surgical techniques for epilepsy. In: Engel, J (ed). Surgical Treatment of the Epilepsies. 2nd ed. New York: Raven Press; 1993: 549–564. Google Scholar 24. [journals.sagepub.com]
- Cat Scratch
Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a world-wide, diffuse, non-epidemic infection caused by the Gram-negative bacillus Bartonella henselae. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
scratch disease, and pertussis), fungal disease (cryptococcosis), and prion diseases (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) also have been seen.2,3 Rasmussen syndrome is an inflammatory condition that primarily affects children and is discussed in detail later [neurology.mhmedical.com]
scratch disease. 202 It can be observed in hemiconvulsion, hemiplegia, epilepsy (HHE) syn-drome. 45 EPC and SPSE can occur as a complication in nonketotic hyperglycemia in children and adults, including elderly patients (>50 years). 176, 214, 234 Such [neupsykey.com]
scratch disease, Japanese encephalitis, and neurocysticercosis) in 3–45% [2], neoplasms in 5–19%, and metabolic disorders (diabetic ketoacidosis, hepatic encephalopathy, and hyponatremia) in 0–48% [1, 2, 4,5,6,7,8,9]. [jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com]
- Progressive Dementia
A diagnosis of CJD should be considered when a rapidly progressive dementia is accompanied by abnormal movements. EPC, although rare, may present as an initial manifestation of CJD. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
dementia and epilepsia partialis continua Anirban Mahanta,Lakshya J. [neurologyindia.com]
Neurologic
- Involuntary Movements
We describe a young Chinese patient with continuous involuntary movements of the contralateral hand affected by schizencephaly. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
- Dysarthria
We report an adult male who presented with disabling dysarthria due to epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) of the left half of the tongue. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Dysarthria Epilepsia partialis continua Epilepsy Rasmussen's encephalitis Cite this Apa Standard Harvard Vancouver BIBTEX RIS Vukadinovic, Z., Hole, M. K., Markand, O. N., Matt, B. H., & Sokol, D. K. (2007). [indiana.pure.elsevier.com]
On the third day of hospitalization, he developed regular left leg and abdomen twitching movements with dysarthria. A continuous EEG recorded right parieto-occipital seizures. [n.neurology.org]
* Dysarthria* Dysarthria* Seizures* Seizures Seizures Seizures Fever Fever* Fever↑* Fever↑ Ataxic gait Ataxic gait shuffling gait* Ataxic* Muscle twitching Bucofacial dyskinesias Asterixis/choreoathetosis Sweating Dysphagia Weight loss* Nausea Nausea [liveto.com]
- Dizziness
Intermittent pain in tendons, muscles, joints, and bones Heart palpitations or an irregular heart beat ( Lyme carditis ) Episodes of dizziness or shortness of breath Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord Nerve pain Shooting pains, numbness, or tingling [cdc.gov]
[…] something might taste, feel, look, or sound distorted vision of items around you or of your own body smelling an odd odor tingling sensation in parts of your body, usually the arms or legs goosebumps feeling like there are butterflies in your stomach dizziness [healthline.com]
Workup
CONCLUSIONS: The present case suggests that the possibility of central nervous system involvement by HIV-1 should be taken into account in the diagnostic workup of patients with EPC. This case also indicates that treatment can be effective. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
EEG
- Abnormal Spikes
Its principal features are: (a) motor partial seizures, always well localised; (b) often late appearance of myoclonus in the same site where somatomotor seizures occur; (c) an EEG with normal background activity and a focal paroxysmal abnormality (spikes [medlink.com]
- EEG Seizure Activity
Seizure activity Slow; TW focal, multifocal or diffuse epileptic activity; seizures Slow; TWs TWs/θ→△ Periodic waves ↓Background TWs/θ→△ Periodic waves *Typical/cardinal features, TW: triphasic wave, Bold type indicates frequently cited clinical features [liveto.com]
Microbiology
- Bartonella Henselae
Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a world-wide, diffuse, non-epidemic infection caused by the Gram-negative bacillus Bartonella henselae. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Treatment
We present an interesting case of epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) responsive to valproate treatment as an acute manifestation of cortical ischaemia in the course of vasospasm after subarachnoid bleeding A 72-year-old, right-handed woman suffering a [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] those originally assigned to the clobazam treatment group. [clinicaltrials.gov]
Treatment for Epilepsia partialis continua Epilepsia partialis continua is a resistant to treatment. You can only reduce further seizure by treatment. Treatment generally depends on cause found in EPC. [depression-guide.com]
Prognosis
KEYWORDS: epilepsia partialis continua; focal status epilepticus with motor symptoms; prognosis; recurrence; semiology [Indexed for MEDLINE] Free full text [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Prognosis Usually bad, often associated with residual or progressive neurocognitive deficits. Differential diagnosis Encephalitis of any cause. Kozhevnikov-Rasmussen syndrome. Management options* Seizures are resistant to AEDs. [epilepsy.com]
Etiology
Its most common cause was hyperglycemia and prognostic factors depended on etiology, number of AEDs, and duration of EPC. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] and the out-come depends on the etiology. [neurologyindia.com]
Epidemiology
Pagina 67 - Socioeconomic characteristics of childhood seizure disorders in the New Haven area: an epidemiologic study Pagina 67 - Epilepsy after penetrating head injury. I. Clinical correlates: a report of the Vietnam Head Injury Study. [books.google.it]
Epidemiology Physicians must be aware that in patients with type 2 diabetes, epilepsy is often associated with nonketotic hyperglycemia. [em-consulte.com]
The CDC Field Epidemiology Manual - Paperback - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Sonja A. Rasmussen; Richard A. [zurzalmarket.xyz]
For this reason, no epidemiologic data exist. [neupsykey.com]
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: epidemiology, mechanisms, and prevention. Lancet Neurol (2016) 15:1075–88. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(16)30158-2 CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar 7. [frontiersin.org]
Pathophysiology
A new pathophysiological model is thus proposed for the occurrence of epilepsia partialis continua in both cortical and subcortical disease processes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Prevention
Overall, our results strongly indicate that a correct NCSE diagnosis is mandatory to prevent further deterioration in these patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Early antibiotic therapy for the typical skin lesion will often prevent the development of the more serious ]and long-lasting systemic illness. [medicinenet.com]
Its rapid recognition is vital because treatment with insulin and rehydration can prevent negative outcomes. [em-consulte.com]
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