A great prevalence of psychiatric disorders in epilepsy is well demonstrated, although most studies have used unstructured psychiatric interviews for diagnosis. Here we present a study evaluating the prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities in a cohort of Southern Brazilian patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) using a structured clinical interview. We analyzed 166 patients with TLE regarding neuropsychiatr...
STUDY DESIGN: Two case reports of a choroidal fissure cyst in the temporal horn associated with complex partial seizure. OBJECTIVES: To describe the clinical course, image findings and literature review of choroidal fissure cysts. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND DATA: there are few reported cases of choroidal fissure cysts. RESULTS: We report two patients with complex partial seizures and temporal choroidal fissure cyst...
Cefepime, uma cefalosporina de quarta geração, com amplo espectro de ação, é um antibiótico largamente utilizado no tratamento de infecções graves em ambientes hospitalares. O registro de segurança deste fármaco é considerado favorável. Vários casos de encefalopatia grave, associada ao uso de cefepime, reversível, foram descritos recentemente. No presente artigo, descrevemos sete casos de encefalopatia induzida...