Amyloid spells: a diagnostic challenge

Abstract

territory (88%), 95% unilateral, 65% in the left hemisphere. All patients presented some neurologic deficit in the following clinical controls, the most common were hemiparesis and epilepsy. Significant risk factors in the multivariate analysis (pb0.05) were nulliparity (OR 11.74; CI 3.28-42.02), emergency caesarean section (OR 13.79;) and Apgar score (5 min) ≤7 (OR 13.75; CI 1.03-364.03). Conclusions: The principal clinical profile were seizures in PAIS and focal neurological signs in PPAIS. The prognosis was in general poor, all patients presented neurologic alterations. The risk factors nulliparity, emergency caesarean section, and Apgar score (5 min) ≤7 were found to be important risk factors in PAIS.