Post-operative nonketotic hyperglycemic induced focal motor status epilepticus related to treatment with corticosteroids following standard anterior temporal lobectomy

Andrew Zillgitt; Abdullah Alshammaa; Muhammad Salim Kahn; Sarah Madani; Salman Zahoor; Ellen L Air

doi:10.1016/j.ebcr.2018.09.001

Post-operative nonketotic hyperglycemic induced focal motor status epilepticus related to treatment with corticosteroids following standard anterior temporal lobectomy

Epilepsy Behav Case Rep. 2018 Oct 2:10:124-128. doi: 10.1016/j.ebcr.2018.09.001. eCollection 2018.

Authors

Andrew Zillgitt¹, Abdullah Alshammaa², Muhammad Salim Kahn², Sarah Madani², Salman Zahoor², Ellen L Air³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, USA.
² Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA.

Abstract

•Complications from standard ATL are uncommon and the use of post-operative corticosteroids may reduce complications.•Following standard ATL, FMSE was present after treatment with corticosteroids that resolved after blood sugar control.•After epilepsy surgery, corticosteroids should be used cautiously in people with comorbid diabetes mellitus.

Publication types

Case Reports