Complex partial seizures and aphasia as initial manifestations of non-ketotic hyperglycemia: case report
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Complex partial seizures and aphasia as initial manifestations of non-ketotic hyperglycemia. Case report.
We describe a case of non-ketotic hyperglycemia (NKH), heralded by complex partial seizures and aphasia of epileptic origin, besides versive and partial motor seizures. This clinical picture was accompanied by left fronto-temporal spikes in the EEG. The seizures were controlled by carbamazepine only after the control of the diabetes. A month later, carbamazepine was discontinued. The patient re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1998000200022