PMID- 17418645
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070730
LR  - 20111117
IS  - 1525-5050 (Print)
IS  - 1525-5050 (Linking)
VI  - 10
IP  - 4
DP  - 2007 Jun
TI  - Nonconvulsive status epilepticus manifesting as pure alexia (alexia without 
      agraphia).
PG  - 626-8
AB  - Pure alexia is a rare disorder usually caused by an ischemic or hemorrhagic 
      stroke. We describe a case of pure alexia due to nonconvulsive status epilepticus 
      (NCSE). This 57-year-old man presented in a hyperosmolar, nonketotic state with 
      fluctuations in mental status and an inability to read. His EEG was diagnostic of 
      NCSE originating from the left temporo-occipital region. MRI of the brain 
      revealed increased FLAIR signal over the left occipitotemporal region. Following 
      initiation of antiepileptic treatment, his neurological examination normalized 
      concomitantly with resolution of the NCSE. A follow-up MRI scan of the brain 
      obtained 1 month later was normal. NCSE can have unusual clinical manifestations, 
      and a high index of suspicion is necessary to correctly diagnose these patients.
FAU - Kutluay, Ekrem
AU  - Kutluay E
AD  - Department of Neurology, Kent Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. ekutluay@yahoo.com
FAU - Pakoz, Burak
AU  - Pakoz B
FAU - Yuksel, Alper
AU  - Yuksel A
FAU - Beydoun, Ahmad
AU  - Beydoun A
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20070405
PL  - United States
TA  - Epilepsy Behav
JT  - Epilepsy & behavior : E&B
JID - 100892858
RN  - 0 (Blood Glucose)
RN  - 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents)
RN  - 0 (Insulin)
SB  - IM
MH  - Blood Glucose/metabolism
MH  - Dyslexia/etiology/physiopathology/*psychology
MH  - Electroencephalography
MH  - Epilepsies, Partial/complications/physiopathology/psychology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hypoglycemic Agents/therapeutic use
MH  - Insulin/therapeutic use
MH  - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Reading
MH  - Status Epilepticus/complications/physiopathology/*psychology
EDAT- 2007/04/10 09:00
MHDA- 2007/07/31 09:00
CRDT- 2007/04/10 09:00
PHST- 2007/02/09 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2007/03/07 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2007/04/10 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/07/31 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2007/04/10 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S1525-5050(07)00077-7 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.03.001 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Epilepsy Behav. 2007 Jun;10(4):626-8. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.03.001. Epub 2007 
      Apr 5.