Abstract
We describe clinical and electrophysiological findings of a 57 years old patient who experienced life-threatening myoclonic status after administration of gabapentin. The myoclonic status did not respond to benzodiazepines, but resolved after discontinuing gabapentin. While of obtaining a family medical history, we determined that the patient belonged to a previously reported kindred segregating Benign Adult Familial Myoclonic Epilepsy (BAFME), and electrophysiological investigations (video-EEG, back-averaging, somatosensory evoked potentials and long-loop reflex I) confirmed the diagnosis of a cortical tremor.
Translated title of the contribution | Myoclonic status epilepticus precipitated by Gabapentin in a patient with Benign Adult Familial Myoclonic Epilepsy (BAFME) |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 33-34 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Bollettino - Lega Italiana contro l'Epilessia |
Issue number | 136-137 |
Publication status | Published - May 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology