Pediatric Neurology
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 215-218, March 2010

Persistent Focal Seizures After Cat Scratch Encephalopathy

  • Pue Farooque, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Drexel University College of Medicine, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Farooque; Department of Pediatric Neurology, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, E. Erie Avenue and N. Front St., Philadelphia, PA 19134.
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  • Divya S. Khurana, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology, Drexel University College of Medicine, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Joseph J. Melvin, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology, Drexel University College of Medicine, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Received 20 May 2009; accepted 2 November 2009.

This report describes a 9-year-old child with status epilepticus and cat scratch disease. This patient's focal seizures and electroencephalographic changes persisted for 18 months after status epilepticus. This patient represents the third reported case of persistent focal seizures or electroencephalographic changes after status epilepticus secondary to cat scratch disease. This finding suggests that cat scratch encephalopathy may be a cause of localization-related epilepsy, and should be investigated when evaluating a patient with new-onset partial seizures.

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PII: S0887-8994(09)00530-X

doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.11.004

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 215-218, March 2010

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