Stepping Outside the Box An Adolescent With a New-Onset Seizure

作者：Howell Christopher M; Davis Matthew S; Callanan Deborah L^*

来源：Pediatric Emergency Care, 2013, 29(9): 1011-1012.

• cavernoma
• new-onset seizure
• cerebral cavernous hemangioma

First-time seizures are frightening to children and their families, but the practice parameter recommends minimal evaluation in the emergency department (ED) for the child who presents in a neurologically normal state. We report a 12-year-old girl with seizure whose evaluation in the ED included a computed tomographic scan, largely because of parental anxiety. Computed tomography demonstrated a cerebral cavernous hemangioma or cavernoma. Because of the high recurrence risk of seizures with cavernomas, she was discharged from the ED with a prescription for an antiepileptic drug.

• 出版日期2013-9