A Case of Status Epilepticus Characterized by Ictal Hemiplegia

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 20(5); 2002 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2002;20(5): 551-553.

발작성 편마비를 보인 간질중첩증 1예

정명근 , 정원희 ·양광익 ·노학재 ·성기범 ·박형국

순천향대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

A Case of Status Epilepticus Characterized by Ictal Hemiplegia

Myung-Keun Jung, M.D.

Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University

Abstract

"A 39-year-old woman has had several episodes of transient right hemiplegia. On neurological examination during the ictal period she had alert consciousness with aphasia, head and eyeball deviation to the right side, and right hemiplegia. Brain MRI was normal. EEG-video monitoring of ictal period showed continuous ictal discharge in the midline fronto-central area coincided with right hemiplegia. After injection of diazepam, the ictal discharge and right hemiplegia disap-peared. We report a case of status epilepticus characterized by ictal hemiplegia.Key Words : Ictal hemiplegia, EEG-video monitoring"