Case Report: An EEG Captured Case of Migralepsy/Migraine Aura-Triggered Seizures
Case Presentation A 55-year-old man with a known history of migraine headaches without aura, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus was referred to the Emergency Department (ED) by his ophthalmologist. Symptoms Medical History Physical Examination Neurologic Examination Laboratory Findings Medical Advice The patient was discharged from the ED with resolution of […]
A New Sub-Scalp EEG Monitoring System
A preliminary study on seizure detection and forecasting with a minimally invasive sub-scalp ultra-long term EEG monitoring device revealed successful and accurate monitoring of seziures comparable with conventional EEG monitoring. Five patients with refractory epilepsy were implanted with sub-scalp devices providing two channels of continuous data from both hemispheres of the brain, captured using a […]
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 […]
Incidence of Non-Motor Seizures in Parkinson’s Disease
Case Presentation An 82-year-old woman was having Incidence of Non-Motor Seizures in Parkinson’s disease with episodes of protracted confusion and unresponsiveness without recollection of her actions. Medical History At the age of 76, Clinical Exam An electroencephalogram (EEG) was obtained and the video displayed left temporal sharp wave and focal left temporal slowing. Fig 1: […]
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).