A rare case of drug sensitive adult-onset temporal lobe epilepsy due to a focal cortical dysplasia revealed by ictal coughing: First report in sub-Saharan Africa.

epilepsy focal cortical dysplasia ictal coughing malformations of cortical development mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

Journal

Clinical case reports
ISSN: 2050-0904
Titre abrégé: Clin Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101620385

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Mar 2023
Historique:
received: 05 04 2022
revised: 30 08 2022
accepted: 25 02 2023
medline: 31 3 2023
entrez: 30 3 2023
pubmed: 31 3 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

This case suggests that clinicians should consider seizures as a differential diagnosis of paroxystic cough with loss of consciousness. Focal cortical dysplasia should equally be screened for with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans even in adults with epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36992669
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7093
pii: CCR37093
pmc: PMC10041363
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e7093

Informations de copyright

© 2023 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have no competing interests.

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Auteurs

Eric-Samuel Chokote (ES)

Department of Neurology Jordan Medical Services Yaoundé Cameroon.
Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN) Yaoundé Cameroon.
Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN) Geneva Switzerland.

Leonard Ngarka (L)

Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN) Yaoundé Cameroon.
Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN) Geneva Switzerland.
Department of Neurology Yaoundé Central Hospital Yaoundé Cameroon.
Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences The University of Yaoundé I Yaoundé Cameroon.

Emmanuel Oben Takoeta (EO)

Department of Radiology Jordan Medical Services Yaoundé Cameroon.

Hermann Nestor Tsague Kengni (HNT)

Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences The University of Yaoundé I Yaoundé Cameroon.
Department of Cardiology Jordan Medical Services Yaoundé Cameroon.

Leonard N Nfor (LN)

Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN) Yaoundé Cameroon.
Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN) Geneva Switzerland.
Department of Neurology Yaoundé Central Hospital Yaoundé Cameroon.

Michel K Mengnjo (MK)

Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN) Yaoundé Cameroon.
Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN) Geneva Switzerland.
Department of Neurology Yaoundé Central Hospital Yaoundé Cameroon.

Edwige Laure Mendo (EL)

Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN) Yaoundé Cameroon.
Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN) Geneva Switzerland.
Department of Neurology Ebolowa Regional Hospital Ebolowa Cameroon.

Fabrice Djeutcheu (F)

Department of Neurology Yaoundé Military Hospital Yaoundé Cameroon.

Faustin N Yepnjio (FN)

Department of Neurology Yaoundé Central Hospital Yaoundé Cameroon.

Godwin Y Tatah (GY)

Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN) Yaoundé Cameroon.
Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN) Geneva Switzerland.
Department of Neurology Yaoundé Central Hospital Yaoundé Cameroon.
Department of Neurology CH Saint-Nazaire Saint-Nazaire France.

Hubert Désiré Awa Mbassi (HDA)

Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences The University of Yaoundé I Yaoundé Cameroon.
Chantal Biya Foundation MCC Yaoundé Cameroon.

Alfred K Njamnshi (AK)

Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN) Yaoundé Cameroon.
Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN) Geneva Switzerland.
Department of Neurology Yaoundé Central Hospital Yaoundé Cameroon.
Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences The University of Yaoundé I Yaoundé Cameroon.

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