Ipsilateral thalamic MRI abnormality in an epilepsy patient
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We read with interest the article1 that proposed to have reported for the first time a case of status epilepticus and thalamic atrophy in a 19-year-old woman following a 1-month history of repetitive complex partial seizures. Other associated findings were right cerebral hemiatrophy and contralateral cerebellar hemiatrophy. In a study by Tan and Urich,2 the following history of seizures was reported prior to admission: 1) febrile status epilepticus, 2) hemiconvulsions lasting for several hours, 3) repetitive hemiconvulsions, and 4) severe …
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