Síndrome de West evoluindo para síndrome de Lennox-Gastaut em paciente com cisticercose cerebral West's syndrome changing to Lennox-Gastaut's syndrome in a patient with cerebral cysticercosis

Os autores relatam a evolução clínico-laboratorial do caso de uma criança que, aos 18 meses de idade, apresentou uma síndrome de West de instalação gradativa, evoluindo ulteriormente para uma síndrome de Lennox-Gastaut, causadas por cisticercose cerebral, etiologia ainda não registrada em nenhum dos...

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Main Authors: Mario Luiz Frochtengarten, Ozir Scarante
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 1973-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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description Os autores relatam a evolução clínico-laboratorial do caso de uma criança que, aos 18 meses de idade, apresentou uma síndrome de West de instalação gradativa, evoluindo ulteriormente para uma síndrome de Lennox-Gastaut, causadas por cisticercose cerebral, etiologia ainda não registrada em nenhum dos quadros.<br>The case of a 6 year old girl with Lennox-Gastaut's syndrome caused by cysticercosis of the central nervous system (CNS) is reported. The illness began at 18 months of age with right sided convulsions during an upper respiratory tract infection. Electroencephalogram (EEG) showed depression of rapid rythm on the left side. There was progressive mental deterioration, right spastic hemiparesis and aphasia. Then the EEG showed progressively worsening of generalized irritative activity, with spikes and sharp waves. At the age of 3 years there appeared flexion myoclonic spasms and EEG showed a hypsarythmic pattern. Both clinical and EEG picture allowed the diagnosis of West's syndrome. In the following months the patient presented akinetic seizures, myoclonic jerks and generalized convulsive seizures with turning of the head to the right. EEG revealed slow spike-waves thus leading, at this time, to the diagnosis of Lennox-Gastaut's síndrome. Brain cysticercosis was diagnosed on the basis of 8 repeated positive cerebrospinal fluid examinations.
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spelling doaj-art-b5619daf1a7746beb4011f2caaa3e8da2025-08-20T03:39:27ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria0004-282X1678-42271973-12-01314319325Síndrome de West evoluindo para síndrome de Lennox-Gastaut em paciente com cisticercose cerebral West's syndrome changing to Lennox-Gastaut's syndrome in a patient with cerebral cysticercosisMario Luiz FrochtengartenOzir ScaranteOs autores relatam a evolução clínico-laboratorial do caso de uma criança que, aos 18 meses de idade, apresentou uma síndrome de West de instalação gradativa, evoluindo ulteriormente para uma síndrome de Lennox-Gastaut, causadas por cisticercose cerebral, etiologia ainda não registrada em nenhum dos quadros.<br>The case of a 6 year old girl with Lennox-Gastaut's syndrome caused by cysticercosis of the central nervous system (CNS) is reported. The illness began at 18 months of age with right sided convulsions during an upper respiratory tract infection. Electroencephalogram (EEG) showed depression of rapid rythm on the left side. There was progressive mental deterioration, right spastic hemiparesis and aphasia. Then the EEG showed progressively worsening of generalized irritative activity, with spikes and sharp waves. At the age of 3 years there appeared flexion myoclonic spasms and EEG showed a hypsarythmic pattern. Both clinical and EEG picture allowed the diagnosis of West's syndrome. In the following months the patient presented akinetic seizures, myoclonic jerks and generalized convulsive seizures with turning of the head to the right. EEG revealed slow spike-waves thus leading, at this time, to the diagnosis of Lennox-Gastaut's síndrome. Brain cysticercosis was diagnosed on the basis of 8 repeated positive cerebrospinal fluid examinations.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1973000400011
spellingShingle Mario Luiz Frochtengarten
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Síndrome de West evoluindo para síndrome de Lennox-Gastaut em paciente com cisticercose cerebral West's syndrome changing to Lennox-Gastaut's syndrome in a patient with cerebral cysticercosis
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
title Síndrome de West evoluindo para síndrome de Lennox-Gastaut em paciente com cisticercose cerebral West's syndrome changing to Lennox-Gastaut's syndrome in a patient with cerebral cysticercosis
title_full Síndrome de West evoluindo para síndrome de Lennox-Gastaut em paciente com cisticercose cerebral West's syndrome changing to Lennox-Gastaut's syndrome in a patient with cerebral cysticercosis
title_fullStr Síndrome de West evoluindo para síndrome de Lennox-Gastaut em paciente com cisticercose cerebral West's syndrome changing to Lennox-Gastaut's syndrome in a patient with cerebral cysticercosis
title_full_unstemmed Síndrome de West evoluindo para síndrome de Lennox-Gastaut em paciente com cisticercose cerebral West's syndrome changing to Lennox-Gastaut's syndrome in a patient with cerebral cysticercosis
title_short Síndrome de West evoluindo para síndrome de Lennox-Gastaut em paciente com cisticercose cerebral West's syndrome changing to Lennox-Gastaut's syndrome in a patient with cerebral cysticercosis
title_sort sindrome de west evoluindo para sindrome de lennox gastaut em paciente com cisticercose cerebral west s syndrome changing to lennox gastaut s syndrome in a patient with cerebral cysticercosis
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