Aphasia as the Sole Manifestation of Simple Partial Status Epilepticus
- 1 January 1992
- Vol. 33 (1) , 84-87
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1992.tb02286.x
Abstract
Aphasia due to simple partial status epilepticus is rare, particularly in the absence of a seizure history. No previous report describes acute aphasia as the sole clinical manifestation of EEG-monitored status epilepticus, with prompt resolution with treatment. We report a 45-year-old man with a left temporal glioblastoma who acutely developed a global aphasia, during which an EEG revealed continual repetitive sharp waves emanating from the left hemisphere. After injection of i.v. diazepam, the EEG seizure activity ceased, and the patient's language output returned to preseizure levels.Keywords
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