Case Report
Levetiracetam May be the First Choice for Managing Epilepsia Partialis Continua Related to Ischemic Stroke
1Clinic of Neurology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
2Clinic of Neurology, Develi Hatice Muammer Kocatürk State Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
3Clinic of Neurology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
4Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
2Clinic of Neurology, Develi Hatice Muammer Kocatürk State Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
3Clinic of Neurology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
4Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
J Clin Pract Res 2016; 38(4): 157-158 DOI: 10.5152/etd.2016.150054
Abstract
An 82-year-old, right-handed male patient was admitted to the emergency room because of continuous rhythmic clonic movements of the right forearm and hand. He was diagnosed with epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) and treated successfully with levetiracetam. In conclusion, we recommend levetiracetam as the first line treatment for EPC, which is mostly refractory to classical antiepileptic drugs.
Keywords: Epilepsia partialis continua, levetiracetam, ischaemic stroke