Acute Pancreatitis Case Presented with Epileptic Seizure
Uygar Utku1, Besime Utku2
1Kahramanmaras Necip Fazil City Hospital, Neurology Clinic, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
2Department Of Emergency Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
Keywords: Epileptic seizure, hypocalcemia, acute pancreatitis
Abstract
Acute pancreatitis, defined as the acute non-bacte¬rial inflammatory condition of the pancreas. A 53-year-old woman was admitted to our emergency service after a first episode of generalized tonic-clonic seizure. There was no past medical history. The initial laboratory findings showed a low serum calcium level (5.8 mg/dL normal value 8.8-10.2 mg/dL). High Amylase-802 U/L, Lipase-489 U/L levels. CT abdomen showed pancreatic edema and inflammation suggestive of acute pancreatitis. This case report demonstrates a rare but important differential diagnosis in generalised tonic-clonic seizures of adult onset.