Cat-scratch disease encephalopathy: a cause of status epilepticus in school-aged children.
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Abstract
We describe 6 school-aged patients who presented with status epilepticus (SE) secondary to cat-scratch disease (CSD) encephalopathy to alert clinicians to this distinctive clinical entity. The hospital database for admissions during 1 year was reviewed for patients presenting with SE; 4 of 5 previously healthy school-aged children with SE had CSD encephalopathy based on elevated indirect fluorescent antibody titers to Bartonella henselae. CSD encephalopathy should be included in the differential diagnosis of school-aged children presenting with SE.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Diseases
- Cat-Scratch Disease
- Status Epilepticus