Case report on tuberous sclerosis: a rare cause of seizure
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We report a case of tuberous sclerosis in 19 years old teenage patient with generalized tonic-clonic seizure. MRI brain showed linear CSF filled structure surrounding gliosis extending from the frontal horn right lateral ventricle to pial surface lobe-postoperative change. Multiple small T2/ FLAIR hyper-intensities without diffusion restriction bilateral temporal parietal and left occipital lobes, predominantly involving cortex sub-cortical white matter focus calcification peri-ventricular matter. He was treated valproic acid, sodium valproate levetiracetam prompt improvement. Epilepsy complex is group genetic disorders manifesting childhood. Secondary causes should be suspected when there abrupt onset adulthood. The highlights an uncommon epilepsy young adult patient.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2320-6012', '2320-6071']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20223664