Seizure Attacks in a Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis Patients.
- Author:
Churl Hyun IM
1
;
Eun Bong LEE
;
Eun Ha KANG
;
Jeong Jin PARK
;
Man Ho KIM
;
Yeong Wook SONG
Author Information
1. Departments of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. leb7616@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Scleroderma;
Systemic;
Seizures;
Magnetic resonance imaging
- MeSH:
Adrenal Cortex Hormones;
Adult;
Anticonvulsants;
Central Nervous System;
Connective Tissue;
Female;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Scleroderma, Diffuse*;
Scleroderma, Systemic;
Seizures*;
Skin;
Temporal Lobe
- From:The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
2004;11(4):442-446
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Systemic sclerosis is a rare, autoimmune, connective tissue disorder which involves skin and other internal organs. However, central nervous system involvement including seizure, is a very rare event. This 29-year-old woman experienced repeated episodes of typical generalized tonic clonic seizure. T2 weighted and flare images of magnetic resonance image showed a mass-like high signal intensity lesion in the left temporal lobe. Atypical spikes and waves were present in a eclectroencephalogram. Her seizure episodes were controlled with anticonvulsants, corticosteroids and immunosuppresants. We report a rare case of systemic sclerosis which showed central nervous system involvement.
