Abstract:A 66-year-old man with seizures that started at 61 years eventually developed drug-resistant epilepsy and was managed with medications and vagal nerve stimulation. The patient had a convulsive event at age 61, followed by recurrent events of confusion and speech arrest lasting 30-120 seconds. He underwent gadolinium enhanced MRI brain and angiogram which revealed pial enhancement in the right occipital, parietal, and posterior temporal regions with subcortical atrophy. CSF findings were unremarkable. Continuou… Show more
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