Treatment of paroxysmal sympathetic storm with labetalol

Do et al present a patient with paroxysmal sympathetic storm, and include a sample of the patient's ictal EEG recording. 1 It is stated that the absence of clear epileptiform activity serves as evidence against these episodes being epileptic in nature. Simple partial seizures with only autonomi...

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Published in:Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry neurosurgery and psychiatry, 2001-06, Vol.70 (6), p.818-819
Main Author: BERNATH, O
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases - drug therapy
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases - physiopathology
Brain - drug effects
Brain - physiopathology
Convulsions & seizures
Correspondence
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy
Humans
Labetalol - therapeutic use
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Summary:Do et al present a patient with paroxysmal sympathetic storm, and include a sample of the patient's ictal EEG recording. 1 It is stated that the absence of clear epileptiform activity serves as evidence against these episodes being epileptic in nature. Simple partial seizures with only autonomic manifestations would be more likely to show a unilateral temporal discharge or an unchanged EEG. 1-2 For these reasons, we think that our patient in fact had paroxysmal sympathetic storm rather than multiple daily, prolonged autonomic seizures.
ISSN:0022-3050
1468-330X
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.70.6.818