Epileptic seizures in Neuro-Behcet disease: Why some patients develop seizure and others not?

Highlights • Cerebral venous thrombosis may be the main risk factor for epileptic seizures. • Seizures due to cerebral venous thrombosis are usually acute presentation. • Patients, who have brainstem involvement, have poor prognosis. • Superior sagittal thrombosis would be predictor of seizures occu...

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Published in:Seizure (London, England) England), 2015-03, Vol.26, p.32-35
Main Authors: Kutlu, Gulnihal, Semercioglu, Sencer, Ucler, Serap, Erdal, Abidin, Inan, Levent E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Behcet disease
Behcet Syndrome - complications
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy - diagnosis
Epilepsy - etiology
Epileptic seizure
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Neuro-Behcet disease
Neurology
Retrospective Studies
Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial - complications
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • Cerebral venous thrombosis may be the main risk factor for epileptic seizures. • Seizures due to cerebral venous thrombosis are usually acute presentation. • Patients, who have brainstem involvement, have poor prognosis. • Superior sagittal thrombosis would be predictor of seizures occurrence. • Cortical infarct may be another predictor for seizures.
ISSN:1059-1311
1532-2688
DOI:10.1016/j.seizure.2015.01.013