Transient Periictal Brain Imaging Abnormality in a Saudi Patient with Probable Celiac Disease Epilepsy and Occipital Calcification Syndrome
Joint Authors
Khan, Soha
AlNajjar, Asma
Alquaydheb, Abdullah
Nahrir, Shahpar
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-04-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Celiac disease epilepsy and occipital calcification (CEC) syndrome is a rare, emerging disease first described in 1992.
To date, fewer than 200 cases have been reported worldwide.
CEC syndrome is generally thought to be a genetic, noninherited, and ethnically and geographically restricted disease in Mediterranean countries.
However, we report the first ever case of probable CEC in a Saudi patient.
Furthermore, the patient manifested a magnitude of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal abnormalities during the periictal period which, to the best of our knowledge, has never been described in CEC.
The brain MRI revealed diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) restriction with a concordant area of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) hypointensity around bilateral occipital area of calcification.
An imbalance between the heightened energy demand during ictal phase of the seizure and unadjusted blood supply may have caused an electric pump failure and cytotoxic edema, which then led to DWI/ADC signal alteration.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khan, Soha& AlNajjar, Asma& Alquaydheb, Abdullah& Nahrir, Shahpar. 2019. Transient Periictal Brain Imaging Abnormality in a Saudi Patient with Probable Celiac Disease Epilepsy and Occipital Calcification Syndrome. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141324
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khan, Soha…[et al.]. Transient Periictal Brain Imaging Abnormality in a Saudi Patient with Probable Celiac Disease Epilepsy and Occipital Calcification Syndrome. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141324
American Medical Association (AMA)
Khan, Soha& AlNajjar, Asma& Alquaydheb, Abdullah& Nahrir, Shahpar. Transient Periictal Brain Imaging Abnormality in a Saudi Patient with Probable Celiac Disease Epilepsy and Occipital Calcification Syndrome. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141324
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1141324