Status epilepticus in a 52-year-old woman due to intracranial needle

Status epilepticus in a 52-year-old woman due to intracranial needle

Abstract Intracranial needles are a rare entity. They most commonly present with headache and seizures. The management of such patients is sometimes challenging. We present a 52-year-old woman who was admitted to our hospital with status epilepticus, because of an inracranial needle. There was no hi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Seizure (London, England) England), 2012-10, Vol.21 (8), p.652-654
Hauptverfasser: Yürekli, Vedat Ali, Doğan, Melike, Kutluhan, Süleyman, Koyuncuoglu, Hasan Rifat
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Epilepticus
Female
Foreign Bodies - complications
Humans
Intracranial
Middle Aged
Needle
Needles - adverse effects
Neurology
Status
Status Epilepticus - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Intracranial needles are a rare entity. They most commonly present with headache and seizures. The management of such patients is sometimes challenging. We present a 52-year-old woman who was admitted to our hospital with status epilepticus, because of an inracranial needle. There was no history of epileptic seizures and she was asymptomatic until the time of presentation.
ISSN:1059-1311
1532-2688
DOI:10.1016/j.seizure.2012.05.006