Burns from foul play? No – previously unsuspected epilepsy

• Autorzy: Peter W. Kaplan
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Introduction. Injuries such as burns may occur from unwitnessed and unsuspected new onset epilepsy with forensic implications. Case report. A young woman was found with >25% 2nd and 3rd degree body burns after an unwitnessed morning event in a shower. Discussion. The onset of tonic-clonic seizures and limb jerks in adolescence with a typical EEG recording of 3–4/second spike/polyspike-and-waves are diagnostic of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME). Worldwide there is a significant morbidity and mortality in epilepsy from burns. The treatment of JME and of burns was discussed.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

JME; tonic-clonic seizure; burns

• Czasopismo: Journal of Epileptology
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 21
• Numer: 2
• Strony: 105-107

Daty

wydano

2013-12-01

otrzymano

2013-11-21

zaakceptowano

2013-12-03

online

2015-03-01

Twórcy

autor

Peter W. Kaplan

• Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, USA,

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/joepi-2015-0009