Marshall Journal of Medicine (Jul 2018)

Nonketotic Hyperglycemia Induced Occipital Lobe Seizures: a case report

  • Samantha Richardson,
  • Sona K. Shah

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18590/mjm.2018.vol4.iss3.8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 3
pp. 20 – 24

Abstract

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Typically, nonketotic hyperglycemia induces partial motor seizures. We present a rare case of nonketotic hyperglycemia induced occipital lobe seizures and discuss the impact of hemoglobin A1c on seizure activity, typical imaging results, and use of anti epileptic drugs in management.

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