Epilepsia por dependência de piridoxina: um relato de caso

Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy (EDP) is an autosomal recessive disease clinically represented by recurrent seizures. The diagnosis is made by clinical observation, and may be assisted by electroencephalography (EEG) and biochemical and genetic tests. The aim of this work was to report the case of an...

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Main Authors: Larissa Magalhães de Paiva, Luigi Neves Reis, Rinara Grossi de Andrade, Shaira Salvadora Brito, Giulia Antunes Chieppe, Isabela Bernardino Freire
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria 2023-06-01
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Online Access:https://residenciapediatrica.com.br/detalhes/1399/epilepsia%20por%20dependencia%20de%20piridoxina-%20um%20relato%20de%20caso
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Luigi Neves Reis
Rinara Grossi de Andrade
Shaira Salvadora Brito
Giulia Antunes Chieppe
Isabela Bernardino Freire
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description Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy (EDP) is an autosomal recessive disease clinically represented by recurrent seizures. The diagnosis is made by clinical observation, and may be assisted by electroencephalography (EEG) and biochemical and genetic tests. The aim of this work was to report the case of an infant patient with epilepsy due to pyridoxine dependence, using the methods of analysis of clinical history data, physical examination, therapeutic response, with simultaneous laboratory investigation and image analysis. In the face of a neonatal convulsive crisis immune to the instituted anticonvulsants and, with laboratory and imaging exams without changes, the introduction of pyridoxine brought clinical improvement, allowing the discontinuation of the other drugs in use. The reported case reinforces the importance of investigating neonatal seizures for the correct diagnosis and treatment.
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spelling doaj.art-492dbdcb607043678f2b9adff4d7e0bb2023-11-24T19:39:43ZengSociedade Brasileira de PediatriaResidência Pediátrica2236-68142023-06-0113310.25060/residpediatr-2023.v13n3-600Epilepsia por dependência de piridoxina: um relato de casoLarissa Magalhães de Paiva0Luigi Neves Reis1Rinara Grossi de Andrade2Shaira Salvadora Brito3Giulia Antunes Chieppe4Isabela Bernardino Freire5Hospital Municipal de Governador Valadares, Residente de Pediatria - Governador Valadares - Minas Gerais - BrasilHospital Municipal de Governador Valadares, Neurologista Pediátrico - Governador Valadares - Minas Gerais - BrasilHospital Municipal de Governador Valadares, Pediatra - Governador Valadares - Minas Gerais - BrasilUniversidade Vila Velha, Graduanda do curso de Medicina - Vila Velha - Espírito Santo - Brasil.Universidade Vila Velha, Graduanda do curso de Medicina - Vila Velha - Espírito Santo - Brasil.Universidade Vila Velha, Graduanda do curso de Medicina - Vila Velha - Espírito Santo - Brasil.Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy (EDP) is an autosomal recessive disease clinically represented by recurrent seizures. The diagnosis is made by clinical observation, and may be assisted by electroencephalography (EEG) and biochemical and genetic tests. The aim of this work was to report the case of an infant patient with epilepsy due to pyridoxine dependence, using the methods of analysis of clinical history data, physical examination, therapeutic response, with simultaneous laboratory investigation and image analysis. In the face of a neonatal convulsive crisis immune to the instituted anticonvulsants and, with laboratory and imaging exams without changes, the introduction of pyridoxine brought clinical improvement, allowing the discontinuation of the other drugs in use. The reported case reinforces the importance of investigating neonatal seizures for the correct diagnosis and treatment.https://residenciapediatrica.com.br/detalhes/1399/epilepsia%20por%20dependencia%20de%20piridoxina-%20um%20relato%20de%20casoepilepsyseizurespyridoxine
spellingShingle Larissa Magalhães de Paiva
Luigi Neves Reis
Rinara Grossi de Andrade
Shaira Salvadora Brito
Giulia Antunes Chieppe
Isabela Bernardino Freire
Epilepsia por dependência de piridoxina: um relato de caso
Residência Pediátrica
epilepsy
seizures
pyridoxine
title Epilepsia por dependência de piridoxina: um relato de caso
title_full Epilepsia por dependência de piridoxina: um relato de caso
title_fullStr Epilepsia por dependência de piridoxina: um relato de caso
title_full_unstemmed Epilepsia por dependência de piridoxina: um relato de caso
title_short Epilepsia por dependência de piridoxina: um relato de caso
title_sort epilepsia por dependencia de piridoxina um relato de caso
topic epilepsy
seizures
pyridoxine
url https://residenciapediatrica.com.br/detalhes/1399/epilepsia%20por%20dependencia%20de%20piridoxina-%20um%20relato%20de%20caso
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