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A Rare Case of Porencephaly Presented with Status Epilepticus to Emergency Medicine

Sale Prasad, Vhora Rajeshwari, Gangurde Alok, Lamba Ishan, Dubey Khushboo

Abstract


Porencephaly is an extremely rare disorder of the central nervous system involving cysts or cavities in the cerebral hemispheres. Here is a case of porencephaly who presented to the emergency department with status epilepticus. Diagnosis was made by MRI. The objective of current report is to emphasize that porencephaly can present as seizures and should be considered as an important differential diagnosis.

Keywords


BP-blood pressure, CT scan-computed tomography, ECG-electrocardiogram, EEG-electroencephalogram, HB-hemoglobin, MRI-magnetic resonance imaging, RR-respiratory rate, TLC-total leukocyte count

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