ISSN
2277 - 3282
e ISSN
2277 - 3290
Publisher
Journal of Science
OCCIPITAL LOBE SEIZURES – A RARE HYPERGLYCEMIC SEQUELAE OF TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS
Author / Afflication
Muhammed Jasim Abdul Jalal
MBBS, DNB (Family Medicine), Junior Resident, Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Ernakulam, Kerala, India.
Ramesh Gomez
MD, DM (Endocrinology), Endocrinologist, Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Ernakulam, Kerala, India.
Murali Krishna Menon
MD, DM (Neurology), Senior Consultant Neurologist, Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Ernakulam, Kerala, India.
Arunkumar K
MD (Psychiatry), DNB (Psychiatry), Psychiatrist, Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Ernakulam, Kerala, India.
Keywords
Type 1 Diabetes mellitus ,Occipital lobe Seizures ,Osmotic symptoms ,
Abstract
A 15 year old boy presented with osmotic symptoms and photopsia. He had short term memory impairment, visual hallucinations and headache. His RBS was 474mg/dl, HbA1c - 9.4% and GAD-65 > 2000IU/ml. MRI-Brain and CSF study were normal. Digital EEG was suggestive of bilateral hemispheric occipital lobe seizures. He responded well to insulin and anti-epileptic medications.
Volume / Issue / Year
5 , 12 , 2015
Starting Page No / Endling Page No
1253 - 1255