Complex partial status epilepticus in late-onset MELAS

A P Leff; A W McNabb; M G Hanna; C R Clarke; A J Larner

doi:10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb01397.x

Complex partial status epilepticus in late-onset MELAS

Epilepsia. 1998 Apr;39(4):438-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb01397.x.

Authors

A P Leff¹, A W McNabb, M G Hanna, C R Clarke, A J Larner

Affiliation

¹ National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, England, UK.

PMID: 9578035
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb01397.x

Abstract

A patient with recurrent episodes of complex partial status epilepticus and a distinctive pattern of periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges (PLEDs) is presented. The patient was subsequently shown to have a mitochondrial disorder of the MELAS type, a hitherto unreported association. The case illustrates that CPSE should be added to the list of possible causes of acute neurological deterioration in MELAS patients.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Electroencephalography / statistics & numerical data*
Epilepsy, Complex Partial / diagnosis*
Humans
MELAS Syndrome / diagnosis*
Male
Middle Aged
Status Epilepticus / diagnosis*