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8929373

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-7
pubmed:abstractText
Reversible bilateral lesions of the claustrum and external capsule in a 12-year-old girl suffering from a severe, transitory encephalopathy are reported. After a prodromal stage of feeling uncomfortable a sudden onset of status epilepticus occurred, followed by recurrent complex partial and myoclonic seizures for 3 weeks, with psychotic symptoms and temporary loss of vision, speech and hearing. After treatment with phenytoin the patient became free of seizures and recovered completely without neurological deficit. The initial cranial CT was normal; however, cranial MRI 7 days later showed bilateral selective lesions of the claustrum and external capsule, which disappeared completely 5 weeks later. The aetiology of these lesions remains obscure; repeated cerebrospinal fluid and blood tests were negative for herpes simplex virus and other infectious agents. The clinical and radiological improvement were concomitant. This may indicate a functional disturbance of the claustrum grey matter, rather than lesions of the white matter of the external and extreme capsules.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0301-0449
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
769-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Severe transitory encephalopathy with reversible lesions of the claustrum.
pubmed:affiliation
Klinik für Pädiatrie, Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck, Kahlhorststrasse 31-35, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports