학술논문
A rare case of drug sensitive adult‐onset temporal lobe epilepsy due to a focal cortical dysplasia revealed by ictal coughing: First report in sub‐Saharan Africa.
Document Type
Case Study
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Subject
*FOCAL cortical dysplasia
*TEMPORAL lobe epilepsy
*COUGH
*PARTIAL epilepsy
*EPILEPSY
*MAGNETIC resonance imaging
*LOSS of consciousness
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ISSN
2050-0904
Abstract
This case suggests that clinicians should consider seizures as a differential diagnosis of paroxystic cough with loss of consciousness. Focal cortical dysplasia should equally be screened for with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans even in adults with epilepsy in sub‐Saharan Africa. This case suggests that clinicians should consider seizures as a differential diagnosis of paroxystic cough with loss of consciousness. Focal cortical dysplasia should equally be screened for with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans even in adults with epilepsy in sub‐Saharan Africa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]