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Urea cycle disorder presenting as bilateral mesial temporal sclerosis - an unusual cause of seizures: a case report and review of the literature.

Furene Sijia WangDenise Li Meng GohHian Tat Ong
Published in: Journal of medical case reports (2018)
This case adds evidence of the predisposition of the temporal lobe to injury in urea cycle disorder. Urea cycle disorder can lead to mesial temporal sclerosis which leads to increased susceptibility of patients to seizures regardless of their metabolic state.
Keyphrases
  • temporal lobe epilepsy
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • prognostic factors
  • case report
  • patient reported outcomes