Journals / Epilepsi / 2021 / Cilt: 27 - Sayı: 2

Late-Onset Generalized Myoclonic Seizure: Case Report

Geç Başlangıçlı Jeneralize Myoklonik Nöbet: Olgu Sunumu

Journal
Epilepsi
Pages
127–130
Publication Date
2022-10-17
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The patient responded well to the antiepileptic treatment and became seizure-free.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Most of the epileptic seizures that begin at an advanced age are focal onset seizures due to an underlying structural lesion.
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Key Findings & Data:In this study, we present a 60-year-old patient with generalized myoclonic seizures with electrophysiological findings.
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Conclusion & Impact:The patient responded well to the antiepileptic treatment and became seizure-free.
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Abstract

Most of the epileptic seizures that begin at an advanced age are focal onset seizures due to an underlying structural lesion. Generalized myoclonic seizures, usually seen in adolescence, are very rare in elderly patients without a history of epilepsy. In this study, we present a 60-year-old patient with generalized myoclonic seizures with electrophysiological findings. Because of the late-onset, myoclonic jerks were first evaluated with the diagnosis of non-epileptic psychogenic attack in an external health center. The patient was diagnosed with seizure recordings in Electroencephalography-video monitoring. The patient responded well to the antiepileptic treatment and became seizure-free.

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İleri yaşta başlayan epileptik nöbetlerin çoğunluğu altta yatan yapısal bir lezyona bağlı fokal başlangıçlı nöbetlerdir. Genellikle ergenlik döneminde görülen jeneralize miyoklonik nöbetlerin ise epilepsi öyküsü olmayan ileri yaş hastalarda görülmesi çok nadirdir. Biz bu çalışmada 60 yaşında jeneralize miyoklonik nöbetleri başlayan bir olguyu elektrofizyolojik bulguları ile sunuyoruz. Olguda miyoklonik sıçramalar ileri yaşta başlamasından dolayı dış merkezde epileptik olmayan psikojen atak tanısı ile değerlendirilmişti. Yapılan video elektroensefalografi kayıtlamada hastaya kliniğimizde tanı konmuş, olgu antiepileptik tedaviye iyi yanıt vermiş, nöbetsizlik sağlanmıştır.

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GÜLDİKEN, B., ÇAKAR, M. M., ÖZKAN, H., KEHAYA, S., SUNAL, A. S. (2022). Late-Onset Generalized Myoclonic Seizure: Case Report. Epilepsi, Cilt: 27 - Sayı: 2, 127–130. https://ajindex.com/articles/501610

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