Search

2023 JUN 17 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Data detailed on Central Nervous System Diseases and Conditions - Epilepsy have [...]

Cerebral hemiatrophy is not frequently encountered in clinical practice in children. We present here a case of 4 years old female child, who presented with seizures and weakness of left upper and lower limb and on MRI diagnosed to have Dyke Davidoff Masson Syndrome (DDMS). Keywords: Dyke Davidoff Masson Syndrome | Hemiatrophy | Children, Introduction Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome (DDMS) refers to atrophy or hypoplasia of one cerebral hemisphere (hemiatrophy) which is secondary to brain insult in fetal or early childhood period. It is not frequently [...]

10 year old, 25 kg boy posted for tonsillectomy had no past history of convulsions to him or any other of his family member. He was administered Inj. Ketamine 100mg along with Inj. Glycopylorrate 0.2mg IM pre-operatively in pre-op room as premedication. In less than 5minutes patient developed Generalized tonic and clonic seizures. His airway was maintained along with oxygen supplementation and IV line secured to administered Inj. Midazolam 1mg IV bolus. Seizures abolished and Endotracheal intubation was done. Intraoperative and Post operative course including extubation was uneventful. Ketamine has been implicated as having proconvulsant as well as anti-convulsant activity. Our experience prompted us to believe that ketamine may not be a safe drug as premedication outside Operation theatre and an alternative anesthetic drug may be considered. Seizures in the perioperative period can be due to a number of factors. Various clinical reports described both proconvulsant and anticonvulsant properties for many anesthetic agents. We report a case of perioperative Generalised Tonic Clonic seizure with the use of intramuscular ketamine given as premedication in a case of tonsillectomy. Keywords: Ketamine, Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizures, Healthy Individual, Table of Contents Abstract Case Report Discussion Conclusion References Case Report A 10 year old boy weighing 25kg with chronic tonsillitis was posted for tonsillectomy under general anesthesia. Patient was [...]

Some simple guidelines that should be followed if faced with a person experiencing a seizure are presented.

San Juan, P.R. -- Seizures in older adults have a different presentation than they do in younger patients, with these events resembling many other conditions and making diagnosis difficult, but [...]

Children younger than 16 years who suffered unprovoked seizures were 2.5 times more likely to have a parent-reported history of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, compared with controls, said Dale C. Hesdorffer, [...]

SAN FRANCISCO -- A healthy newborn whose arm starts shaking uncontrollably probably is having a stroke, which is causing the focal seizure, Dr. Donna M. Ferriero said at a press [...]