Volume 24, Issue 106, November - December, 2020

Porencephaly presenting as status epilepticus in adult: A rare case report

Shiliveri Sadhan Siddardha^1♦, Aishwarya Ghule¹, Amrutha Garikapati¹, Yogesh Kakade¹, Sunil Kumar²

¹Post graduate resident, Department of medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe institute of medical sciences (Deemed to be University), Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India
²Professor, Department of medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe institute of medical sciences (Deemed to be University), Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India

^♦Corresponding author
Post graduate resident, Department of medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe institute of medical sciences (Deemed to be University), Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India; Email: sadhansiddarth.shiliveri@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Porencephalic cyst is an uncommon finding in adults as it is usually congenital and seen in neonates. Here, we report a 43-year-old male who was brought to medicine ER in a drowsy state and profuse sweating after binge alcohol drinking the day prior to admission. He was found to have porencephalic cyst in left frontal lobe on imaging of the brain.

Keywords: porencephaly, status epilepticus, encephalopathy

Medical Science, 2020, 24(106), 4639-4642

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