Epilepsia Partialis Continua as Presenting Manifestation of AIDS: A Rarity

We report the case of a teenaged boy with no past significant history or known high-risk behavior who presented with recurrent focal seizures of 5 days’ duration, EPC, and encephalopathy. His electroencephalogram showed periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges (PLEDS), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed abnormal signal changes in the right parieto-occipital cortex and thalamus, both as yet unreported in cytomegalovirus (CMV) encephalitis, which was diagnosed by the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis.

Source: Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (JIAPAC) - January 4, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ramanujam, B., Dash, D., Dabla, S., Tripathi, M., Srivastava, M. V. P. Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research