Systemic Lupus Erythematous Presenting as a Grand Mal Seizure: Case Report

A 30-year-old female presented to their local emergency department with an active, unprovoked generalized tonic-clonic seizure in progress. Past medical and family history of the patient did not include inflammatory or autoimmune conditions nor epilepsy or seizure. The patient’s toxicology screen wa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of emergency nursing 2023-07, Vol.49 (4), p.477-484
Hauptverfasser:	Warner, Stacey A., Sotelo, Cinthya
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antibodies Biomarkers Case report Case reports Chronic illnesses Collaboration Convulsions & seizures Disease Emergency medical care Emergency Service, Hospital Emergency services Epilepsy Female Hispanic people Humans Lupus Lupus erythematosus Medical diagnosis Nephrology Neuropsychiatric SLE Pacific Islander people Patients Rheumatology Seizure Seizures - diagnosis Seizures - etiology Systemic lupus erythematosus Toxicology
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Zusammenfassung:	A 30-year-old female presented to their local emergency department with an active, unprovoked generalized tonic-clonic seizure in progress. Past medical and family history of the patient did not include inflammatory or autoimmune conditions nor epilepsy or seizure. The patient’s toxicology screen was negative, along with neurological and infectious differentials assessed for rule-outs. This case report includes updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus for advanced practice providers.
ISSN:	0099-1767 1527-2966
DOI:	10.1016/j.jen.2022.12.012