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2018

Differential diagnosis of nonepileptic twilight state with convulsive manifestations after febrile seizures

Brain and Development
  • Hiroyuki Miyahara
  • ,
  • Tomoyuki Akiyama
  • ,
  • Kenji Waki
  • ,
  • Yoshio Arakaki

Volume
40
Number
9
First page
781
Last page
785
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1016/j.braindev.2018.05.014
Publisher
Elsevier B.V.

Background: Nonepileptic twilight state with convulsive manifestations (NETC) is a nonepileptic state following a febrile seizure (FS), which may be misdiagnosed as a prolonged seizure and result in overtreatment. We aimed to describe clinical manifestations of NETC and to determine characteristics that are helpful to distinguish NETC from other pathological conditions. Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review from January 2010 to December 2016 and selected the patients who presented with symptoms resembling status epilepticus with fever and a confirmed diagnosis using an electroencephalogram (EEG). We compared the NETC clinical features and venous blood gas analysis results with those of other conditions that mimic NETC. We also compared the characteristics of NETC with past reports. Results: Our NETC patients presented with short durations of the preceding generalized convulsions followed by tonic posturing, closed eyes, no cyanosis, responsiveness to painful stimulation, and no accumulation of CO2 in the venous blood gas. Most of these characteristics were consistent with past reports. Prolonged FS or acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion (AESD) showed several of these features, but all the characteristics were not consistent with our study. Conclusions: Prolonged FS and AESD need to be differentiated from NETC, and close clinical observation makes it possible to partially distinguish NETC from the other conditions. EEG is recommended for patients with symptoms that are inconsistent with these features.

Link information
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.braindev.2018.05.014
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29866486
ID information
  • DOI : 10.1016/j.braindev.2018.05.014
  • ISSN : 1872-7131
  • ISSN : 0387-7604
  • Pubmed ID : 29866486
  • SCOPUS ID : 85047788895

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