Course: Epilepsy in a Patient With Brain Herniation Into the Arachnoid Granulation
CME Credits: 1.00
Released: 2023-09-05
A 50-year-old man was admitted to the neurology department due to recent episodes of loss of consciousness and bilateral limb twitching in the past 2 months. He had also been experiencing chronic headaches for 5 years. The patient did not have any focal neurologic deficits. He had a medical history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia, but there was no record of past seizures in him or his family.
The patient’s white blood cell count and calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium levels were all within normal ranges. Lumbar puncture in the lateral recumbent position revealed an elevated intracranial pressure (220 mm H2O) and protein (115 mg/dL) with a normal white blood cell count and glucose level in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Test results for antibodies against intracellular and cell-surface antigens in the CSF were negative. Electroencephalography (EEG) indicated epileptic discharges in the right anterior and medial temporal regions ().
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