Dermoid Cyst Concomitant with Focal Cortical Dysplasia
A 17-year-old girl presented with drug-resistant epilepsy since the age of 13. She often experienced impaired awareness seizures which rarely proceeded to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures. EEG had left temporal focal slowing without epileptiform discharges while a week long video-EEG showed no changes but the patient complained of olfactory aura. Her MRI was consisted with dermoid […]
An Umbrella of Clinical Manifestations
A 7-year-old boy was presented with a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The patient was hyperactive and had the impression of difficulty with eye contact. He also had mild motor tics disorder and IQ of 76%. At 9 years, the mother reported that he turned speechless, especially when it came to interacting with strangers. […]
Adalimumab-Induced Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
A 45-year-old woman was presented with progressive visual problems, gait impairment and urinary dysfunction. The patient had a history of Graves’ disease, Sjogren disease and cystic nodular acne for about a decade. Over the past 4 years, she had underwent adalimumab therapy with excellent clinical response. Her evaluation revealed MRI lesions typical for MS, positive […]
Management of epilepsy, PTSD and depression: A Case
A 48-year-old man was diagnosed with refractory epilepsy and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Both diagnoses were confirmed by video-EEG monitoring. His MRI brain showed evidence of right hippocampal sclerosis. He was diagnosed to have depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Treatment resistant epilepsy: A Case
A 48-year-old man was diagnosed with refractory epilepsy and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Both diagnoses were confirmed by video-EEG monitoring. His MRI brain showed evidence of right hippocampal sclerosis. He was diagnosed to have depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).