levetiracetam has been researched along with Sturge-Weber-Syndrome* in 2 studies
1 review(s) available for levetiracetam and Sturge-Weber-Syndrome
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A case of 55-year-old man with first-ever generalized seizure diagnosed with Sturge-Weber syndrome type III by characteristic MRI findings.
A 55-year-old man with no mental retardation had presented a history of frequent transient clumsiness of his right upper and lower extremities for about 20 years. He was admitted to a general hospital with weakness of right side of the body, and first-ever generalized seizure attack occurred the next day. Brain CT showed calcification in the left cerebral cortices. So he was referred to our hospital. On neurological examination, he had mild clumsiness of his right upper limb and right pyramidal tract sign. He had neither facial port-wine stain nor glaucoma. The blood test and cerebrospinal fluid analysis were unremarkable. Electroencephalogram showed slowing and reduction of activity at the left frontal and parietal areas with no epileptic activities. Brain CT showed "tram-track calcification" and lobar atrophy in the left fronto-parietal cortices. Susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) on MRI revealed enlarged transmedullary veins in the left periventricular white matter and low intensity lesions along the cortical gyri. Post gadolinium fluid-attenuated inversion recovery imaging (FLAIR-Gd) showed leptomeningeal enhancement in the left fronto-parietal lobes more extensively than those by post gadolinium T Topics: Administration, Oral; Brain; Humans; Late Onset Disorders; Levetiracetam; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Piracetam; Seizures; Sturge-Weber Syndrome; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; Tomography, X-Ray Computed | 2017 |
1 other study(ies) available for levetiracetam and Sturge-Weber-Syndrome
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Neonatal status epilepticus controlled with levetiracetam at Sturge Weber syndrome.
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. Topics: Anticonvulsants; Electroencephalography; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Levetiracetam; Magnetic Resonance Angiography; Piracetam; Status Epilepticus; Sturge-Weber Syndrome | 2013 |