Abdominal Epilepsy as Sequelae of COVID-19 in a Patient With Granulomatosis and Polyangiitis
Abdominal epilepsy is characterized by chronic abdominal pain, and an epileptogenic focus in the temporal lobe is found in most patients. Here, we present a patient case of a 60-year-old woman hospitalized because of several episodes of epigastric pain preceded by visual and auditory hallucinations...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2022-05-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2021.0147 |
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| Summary: | Abdominal epilepsy is characterized by chronic abdominal pain, and an epileptogenic focus in the temporal lobe is found in most patients. Here, we present a patient case of a 60-year-old woman hospitalized because of several episodes of epigastric pain preceded by visual and auditory hallucinations 1 month after having had COVID-19. The electroencephalogram obtained during an episode of pain showed temporo-occipital epileptiform activity. Infection by SARS-CoV-2 has been associated with neurologic disorders including epilepsy and, in this case, abdominal epilepsy. |
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| ISSN: | 2767-7664 |