Acute Pancreatitis Case Presented with Epileptic SeizureUygar Utku1, Besime Utku21Kahramanmaras Necip Fazil City Hospital, Neurology Clinic, Kahramanmaras, Turkey 2Department Of Emergency Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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. Keywords: Epileptic seizure, hypocalcemia, acute pancreatitis
Uygar Utku, Besime Utku. Acute Pancreatitis Case Presented with Epileptic Seizure. Turk J Neurol. 2013; 19(3): 114-115
Corresponding Author: Uygar Utku, Türkiye |
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