Neonatal status epilepticus controlled with levetiracetam at Sturge Weber syndrome
Articles > Article · 2012
Authors: Sema TANRIVERDİ, Demet TEREK, Özge ALTUN, Mehmet YALAZ, Hasan TEKGÜL, NİLGÜN KÜLTÜRSAY
Brain and Development, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2012, vol 35, pp 367-371
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.06.005
Summary
Sturge Weber syndrome is a rare, sporadic, congenital neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by facial cutaneous vascular malformation, leptomeningeal angioma and eye abnormalities. Seizures develop during the first year of life, may become refractory to multiple anticonvulsants and status epilepticus may develop. A rare subtype of Sturge Weber syndrome with bilateral facial vascular malformation, unilateral cerebral involvement and neonatal status epilepticus is reported here. Neonatal status epilepticus was successfully controlled with intravenous levetiracetam infusion. (C) 2012 The Japanese Society of Child Neurology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.