Neonatal tuberous sclerosis presenting with intractable seizures

P Lago; C Boniver; G L Casara; A M Laverda; A Fiore; S Salvadori; C Carollo; O S Saia

doi:10.1016/0387-7604(94)90082-5

Neonatal tuberous sclerosis presenting with intractable seizures

Brain Dev. 1994 May-Jun;16(3):257-9. doi: 10.1016/0387-7604(94)90082-5.

Authors

P Lago¹, C Boniver, G L Casara, A M Laverda, A Fiore, S Salvadori, C Carollo, O S Saia

Affiliation

¹ Division of Neonatology, University Padova, Italy.

PMID: 7943616
DOI: 10.1016/0387-7604(94)90082-5

Abstract

A 2-day old girl with status epilepticus, unresponsive to maximum pharmacological intervention, is reported. Findings of brain and cardiac lesions pointed to the diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis. One of the brain lesions was unusually large, occupying most of the right temporo-parietal lobe.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
Brain Diseases / complications
Brain Diseases / congenital*
Brain Diseases / pathology
Electroencephalography
Female
Heart Neoplasms / complications
Heart Neoplasms / pathology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Rhabdomyosarcoma / complications
Rhabdomyosarcoma / pathology
Sclerosis
Seizures / complications
Seizures / congenital*
Seizures / pathology
Status Epilepticus / complications
Status Epilepticus / pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Anticonvulsants