Author/Authors :
Riolo, Marianna Department of Experimental Biomedicine - Neuroscience Clinic - University of Palermo - Palermo, Italy , Arnao, Valentina Department of Experimental Biomedicine - Neuroscience Clinic - University of Palermo - Palermo, Italy , Giacalone, Fabio Department of Experimental Biomedicine - Neuroscience Clinic - University of Palermo - Palermo, Italy , Citarrella, Roberto Department of Internal and Specialized Medicine (DIBIMIS) - University of Palermo - Palermo, Italy , Cabibbi, Daniela Department of Science for the Promotion of Mother and Child Health - University of Palermo - Palermo, Italy , Cajozzo, Massimo Department of Oncological and Stomatological Surgical Disciplines - University of Palermo - Palermo, Italy , Aridon, Paolo Department of Experimental Biomedicine - Neuroscience Clinic - University of Palermo - Palermo, Italy
Abstract :
An estimated 150000 adults present annually with an unprovoked first seizure in the United States, with 25% of new onset seizures occurring in individuals over the age of 65 years.1 In this group, the correct diagnosis cannot be so straightforward, due to the broad spectrum of conditions causing and mimicking it. Between these, hypoglycemia acts an important role with its chameleonic clinical presentation; for this reason, an accurate diagnostic work-up is needed to correctly categorize and detect causes that can provoke it. One of these is non-islet cell tumor- induced hypoglycemia (NICTH), also known as Doege-Potter syndrome (DPS), a rare paraneoplastic syndrome seen in association with solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura (SFTP).2 Here, we chronicle a case of this rare condition.
Keywords :
Seizures , Hypoglycemia , Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura , Reactive Hypoglycemia , Insulin-Like Growth Factors , Electroencephalography
