Article type:
CME Quiz
Article
title: Status epilepticus secondary to meningioma
Journal: Current
Medical Issues
Year: 2019
Authors: Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana LetÃcia Fornari
Caprara
E-mail: jamirrissardo@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
A 73-year-old male with left
upper limb shaking was admitted to our hospital with 12h of onset. His son reported
that the patient started having abnormal movement of the left upper limb
lasting up to 2 min followed by a 30min seizure-free interval until the next episode
started. However, the son mentioned that the time between the episodes started
to shorten, until the time the patient did not recover consciousness and was
producing the movements repetitively. The patient worked as a farmer, and his
family history was negative for neurological diseases. His comorbid conditions
were dyslipidemia and essential hypertension. He was under the use of
simvastatin, carvedilol, and amlodipine. Concomitant alterations were left
hyperreflexia and plantar extension. A noncontrast cranial computed tomography
scan was performed.
Key words: Status epilepticus, meningioma, seizure
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DOI
10.4103/cmi.cmi_2_19
Citation
Rissardo JP, Caprara AL. Status epilepticus secondary to meningioma. Curr Med Issues 2019;17:152-4
