Rolandic encephalopathy and epilepsia partialis continua following bone marrow transplant.
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Antunes, NL; Boulad, F; Prasad, V; Rosenblum, M; Lis, E; Souweidane, M
Published in: Bone Marrow Transplant
October 2000
Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) is a condition defined by prolonged focal myoclonus. Often resistant to therapy, EPC in children is frequently present in Rasmussen encephalitis, a form of chronic encephalitis of uncertain etiology. We discuss a child who developed bilateral EPC 5 months after a bone marrow transplant. Neuroimaging studies showed signal abnormalities on both sensory-motor areas. An extensive search failed to reveal the etiology of the disorder, but treatment with a broad-spectrum anti-viral agent was associated with resolution of the process. An unidentified infectious agent may be responsible for an encephalitis of the motor strip in immunosuppressed patients.
Duke Scholars
Published In
Bone Marrow Transplant
DOI
ISSN
0268-3369
Publication Date
October 2000
Volume
26
Issue
8
Start / End Page
917 / 919
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Male
- Immunology
- Humans
- Epilepsia Partialis Continua
- Encephalitis
- Child
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
- 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
- 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
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Antunes, N. L., Boulad, F., Prasad, V., Rosenblum, M., Lis, E., & Souweidane, M. (2000). Rolandic encephalopathy and epilepsia partialis continua following bone marrow transplant. Bone Marrow Transplant, 26(8), 917–919. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1702637
Antunes, N. L., F. Boulad, V. Prasad, M. Rosenblum, E. Lis, and M. Souweidane. “Rolandic encephalopathy and epilepsia partialis continua following bone marrow transplant.” Bone Marrow Transplant 26, no. 8 (October 2000): 917–19. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1702637.
Antunes NL, Boulad F, Prasad V, Rosenblum M, Lis E, Souweidane M. Rolandic encephalopathy and epilepsia partialis continua following bone marrow transplant. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2000 Oct;26(8):917–9.
Antunes, N. L., et al. “Rolandic encephalopathy and epilepsia partialis continua following bone marrow transplant.” Bone Marrow Transplant, vol. 26, no. 8, Oct. 2000, pp. 917–19. Pubmed, doi:10.1038/sj.bmt.1702637.
Antunes NL, Boulad F, Prasad V, Rosenblum M, Lis E, Souweidane M. Rolandic encephalopathy and epilepsia partialis continua following bone marrow transplant. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2000 Oct;26(8):917–919.
Published In
Bone Marrow Transplant
DOI
ISSN
0268-3369
Publication Date
October 2000
Volume
26
Issue
8
Start / End Page
917 / 919
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Male
- Immunology
- Humans
- Epilepsia Partialis Continua
- Encephalitis
- Child
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
- 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
- 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis