Extreme delta brush evolving into status epilepticus in a patient with anti-NMDA encephalitis

Aline Herlopian; Eric S. Rosenthal; Catherine J. Chu; Andrew J. Cole; Aaron F. Struck

doi:10.1016/j.ebcr.2016.09.002

Extreme delta brush evolving into status epilepticus in a patient with anti-NMDA encephalitis

Aline Herlopian
, Eric S. Rosenthal
, Catherine J. Chu
, Andrew J. Cole
, Aaron F. Struck

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Abstract

Extreme delta brush (EDB) is an EEG pattern unique to anti-NMDA encephalitis. It is correlated with seizures and status epilepticus in patients who have a prolonged course of illness. The etiology of the underlying association between EDB and seizures is not understood. We present a patient with anti-NMDA encephalitis who developed status epilepticus evolving from the high frequency activity of the extreme delta brush. This case demonstrates that EDB is not only a marker for a greater propensity for seizures but also directly implicated in seizure generation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	69-71
Number of pages	3
Journal	Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports
Volume	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebcr.2016.09.002
State	Published - Jun 17 2016

Keywords

Anti-NMDA encephalitis
Autoimmune epilepsy
Continuous EEG monitoring
Extreme delta brush
Ovarian teratoma
Status epilepticus

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