Journal article
Porencephalic cyst: a rare cause of new-onset seizure in an adult
Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives, v 8(2), pp 92-93
01 Jan 2018
PMID: 29686797
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Abstract
We present a case of a 56-year-old male with a history of perinatal intracerebral hemorrhage who presented to the emergency department after a witnessed new-onset generalized tonic–clonic seizure. Computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the head revealed a large frontal lobe porencephalic cyst, with encephalomalacia in the right parietal lobe and temporal lobe (the patient did not have any prior cranial imaging). The patient has subsequently remained seizure-free on levetiracetam. Porencephalic cyst is a rare condition of cerebrospinal fluid accumulation in the brain parenchyma that is usually related to perinatal vascular events. These cysts can have a wide array of clinical presentations. This can include partial or generalized seizures, which are usually managed by antiepileptics.
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- Title
- Porencephalic cyst: a rare cause of new-onset seizure in an adult
- Creators
- Anam Qureshi - Reading HospitalAsad Jehangir - Reading HospitalEugene P. York - Reading Hospital
- Publication Details
- Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives, v 8(2), pp 92-93
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 2
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Medicine (Graduate)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000430720600012
- Other Identifier
- 991021957138004721
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