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Cat scratch disease presenting as acute encephalopathy.

Abstract
An unusual case of primary meningo-encephalitis followed by partial complex seizure in a 9-year-old boy was found to be a symptom of cerebral Bartonella henselae infection or cat scratch disease. Despite one clinical relapse at 4 weeks post-presentation, he remained seizure free on carbamazepine for one year. Six months after stopping carbamazepine, however, he developed deja vu phenomena and absence seizures with EEG abnormality. Restarting carbamazepine improved his symptoms.
AuthorsY Cherinet, R Tomlinson
JournalEmergency medicine journal : EMJ (Emerg Med J) Vol. 25 Issue 10 Pg. 703-4 (Oct 2008) ISSN: 1472-0213 [Electronic] England
PMID18843081 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Anticonvulsants
  • Carbamazepine
Topics
  • Acute Disease
  • Animals
  • Anticonvulsants (therapeutic use)
  • Bartonella henselae (isolation & purification)
  • Carbamazepine (therapeutic use)
  • Cat-Scratch Disease (diagnosis, drug therapy)
  • Cats
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Encephalitis (diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Recurrence

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