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A Case Report of a 5-Year-Old Girl with Self-Limited Epilepsy with Autonomic Seizures

Authors :
Georgios Katsaras
Petrina Samartzi
Pelagia Tsitsani
Source :
Pediatric Reports, Vol 15, Iss 3, Pp 494-501 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2023.

Abstract

Background: Self-limited epilepsy with autonomic seizures (SeLEAS), formerly known as Panayiotopoulos syndrome (PS), is a common multifocal autonomic childhood epileptic syndrome. SeLEAS affects 6% of children in between the ages of 1 and 15 years who have had one or more afebrile seizures in their lifetime. Case: A 5-year-old girl was admitted to the paediatric emergency room (ER) of our hospital due to a reported episode of vomiting during her sleep, followed by central cyanosis perorally of sort duration (

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20367503
Volume :
15
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Pediatric Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b6bc95473a42f184016086f71f3fae
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric15030045