Occipital epilepsia partialis continua induced by non-ketotic hyperglycaemia
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Epilepsia partialis continua is a rare epileptic syndrome observed in patients with brain structural lesions and metabolic disorders. We report a patient with non-ketotic hyperglycaemia presenting as epilepsia partialis continua with reversible focal brain lesions. An 83-year-old woman visited our hospital due to sudden and repetitive left facial twitching lasting for two days. Initial laborato...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurología (English Edition)
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2173-5808
DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2018.03.019