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Aphasic Status Epilepticus Treated in the Emergency Room: A Report of Two Cases.
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Abstract
The clinical characteristics of patients with an aphasic status epilepticus (ASE) remain unclear. Here, we present two cases with ASE. Case 1 was a 61-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital with cortical deafness and severe aphasia. He was treated in our emergency department for status epilepticus, and his symptoms resolved. Electroencephalography (EEG) showed lateralized periodic discharges in the left temporo-parietal lobes. Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) showed a high-uptake lesion in the left temporo-parietal lobes. Case 2 was an 80-year-old woman who was admitted to our hospital with tonic-clonic seizures. Even after she became alert, she continued to have severe aphasia. EEG showed generalized spike-and-slow wave complexes. She was treated for status epilepticus, and her symptoms resolved. SPECT after her aphasia resolved showed high-uptake lesions in both parietal lobes. At the time of her recurrence 2.5 years later, she was treated in our emergency department for status epilepticus, and her symptoms immediately resolved. Both cases were diagnosed with aphasic status epilepticus. ASE should be considered as a stroke mimic and may cause sequelae due to delayed treatment. We recommend that patients suspected of ASE should be treated immediately with benzodiazepine without waiting for electroencephalography or perfusion imaging when ischemic stroke is ruled out by MRI, including diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI).
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