Autonomic seizures in adults： A case report and literature review
10.19845/j.cnki.zfysjjbzz.2025.0156
- VernacularTitle:成人自主神经性癫痫：病例报告并文献复习
- Author:
Shuhui XIN
1
;
Feng FENG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology， PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center， Beijing 100088， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Autonomic seizures;
Status epilepticus;
Adult;
Case report
- From:
Journal of Apoplexy and Nervous Diseases
2025;42(9):844-847
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the clinical features of autonomic seizures in adults， and to improve the awareness， diagnosis， and treatment of this disease. Methods The clinical features of 10 adult patients with autonomic seizures were summarized， including 1 case from our hospital and 9 cases from the PubMed database. Results The age of onset of the 10 patients ranged from 19 to 70 years， and clinical symptoms included tachycardia， gastrointestinal symptoms， sweating， and general discomfort. Of all patients， 3 had autonomic status epilepticus and 7 had recurrent autonomic seizures. The etiology of this disease included cerebral infarction， meningioma， autoimmune encephalitis， and traumatic brain injury. EEG showed the presence of slow wave， sharp wave， θ wave or δ wave. Antiepileptic treatment was effective. Conclusion For adults with autonomic seizures， especially those with status epilepticus， EEG and radiological examination showed be performed actively， and antiepileptic treatment should be given in a timely manner.
- Full text:2025120114034326235成人自主神经性癫痫：病例报告并文献复习.pdf
