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Kearns-Sayre syndrome presenting as epilepsia partialis continua in a child

Article type: Other

Authors: Gowda, Vykuntaraju K.N.; | Reddy, Bharath | Madivala, Bhaskar V. | Ramaswamy, Premalatha | Gowda, Sarala HS. | Govindraj,

Affiliations: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, India | Department of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, India | Department of Anatomy, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Science, Bangalore, India

Note: [] Corresponding author: Vykuntaraju K.N. Gowda, Bangalore Child Neurology and Rehabilitation Center, HANS complex, 8/A 1st Main 1st Cross, Manuvana, Near Adhichunchanagiri Choultry, Vijayanagar, Bangalore 560040, India. Tel.: +91 080 23301212; +91 9535212556; E-mail: drknvraju@hotmail.com, drknvraju@yahoo.co.in.

Keywords: Kearns-Sayre syndrome, epilepsia partialis continua

DOI: 10.3233/PEP-14066

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Epilepsy, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 259-261, 2013

Received 14 June 2013
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Revision received 28 July 2013
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Accepted 13 August 2013
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Published: 2013
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Abstract

We report a case of Kearns-Sayre syndrome in 10-year-old boy, who presented with epilepsia partialis continua. Laboratory investigations revealed an elevated creatine kinase, serum lactate and cerebrospinal fluid protein. The subject was treated with multiple antiepileptic medications and megavitamins and the seizures decreased over a period of 2 wk.