Mental slowness – May be It's a seizure!
Cognitive impairment in the pediatric age group may be associated with many different ideologies. A 6-year-old girl presented in this report had recurrent daily cognitive deficits lasting many hours and was subsequently found to have epileptiform abnormalities on electroencephalogram. She was starte...
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| description | Cognitive impairment in the pediatric age group may be associated with many different ideologies. A 6-year-old girl presented in this report had recurrent daily cognitive deficits lasting many hours and was subsequently found to have epileptiform abnormalities on electroencephalogram. She was started on valproic acid and showed dramatic improvement in her psychomotor activities. This report emphasizes that, in a child with episodic behavioral disturbance, seizures should be considered as an underlying cause. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2b3f9a179f33459982941e0e06f3b7b12023-10-30T11:27:30ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsMedical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth2589-83022589-83102023-01-0116346847010.4103/mjdrdypu.mjdrdypu_590_20Mental slowness – May be It's a seizure!Piyush OstwalCognitive impairment in the pediatric age group may be associated with many different ideologies. A 6-year-old girl presented in this report had recurrent daily cognitive deficits lasting many hours and was subsequently found to have epileptiform abnormalities on electroencephalogram. She was started on valproic acid and showed dramatic improvement in her psychomotor activities. This report emphasizes that, in a child with episodic behavioral disturbance, seizures should be considered as an underlying cause.http://www.mjdrdypv.org/article.asp?issn=2589-8302;year=2023;volume=16;issue=3;spage=468;epage=470;aulast=Ostwalelectroencephalogramepilepsynonconvulsive status epilepticuspsychomotor retardation |
| spellingShingle | Piyush Ostwal Mental slowness – May be It's a seizure! Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth electroencephalogram epilepsy nonconvulsive status epilepticus psychomotor retardation |
| title | Mental slowness – May be It's a seizure! |
| title_full | Mental slowness – May be It's a seizure! |
| title_fullStr | Mental slowness – May be It's a seizure! |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental slowness – May be It's a seizure! |
| title_short | Mental slowness – May be It's a seizure! |
| title_sort | mental slowness may be it s a seizure |
| topic | electroencephalogram epilepsy nonconvulsive status epilepticus psychomotor retardation |
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