Title :
Headache associated with focal brain edema in non-convulsive status epilepticus
Author :
Tanigawa, Hiroto ; Kuriki, Ayako ; Futamura, Akinori ; Nakajima, Masashi ; Kawamura, Mitsuru
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Med., Dept. of Neurology, Showa Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We report a 27-year-old man who presented with a continuous headache, nausea, and lack of awareness after convulsive attacks. Electroencephalography showed rhythmic theta activity or generalized sharp-and-slow wave complexes that met EEG criteria for NCSE. A Magnetic resonance imaging study showed focal cortical edema in the mesial temporal lobes, anterior cingulate gyri, and frontal bases on both sides. Single photon emission tomography showed focal hyperperfusion of the left frontal and temporal lobes. Continuous electrical activity in those areas may underlie the patient´s symptoms including headache and neuroimaging abnormalities.
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; diseases; electroencephalography; haemorheology; single photon emission computed tomography; EEG; age 27 yr; anterior cingulate gyri; continuous electrical activity; continuous headache; electroencephalography; focal brain edema; focal cortical edema; focal hyperperfusion; generalized sharp-and-slow wave complexes; left frontal lobes; magnetic resonance imaging; mesial temporal lobes; nausea; neuroimaging abnormalities; nonconvulsive status epilepticus; patient symptoms; rhythmic theta activity; single photon emission tomography; temporal lobes; Electrocardiography; Magnetic resonance; electroencephalography; epilepsy; headache; magnetic resonance imaging; single photon emission tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Complex Medical Engineering (CME), 2012 ICME International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kobe
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1617-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICCME.2012.6275695
