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Journal of Pediatric Epilepsy 2013; 02(04): 259-261
DOI: 10.3233/PEP-14066
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Kearns-Sayre syndrome presenting as epilepsia partialis continua in a child

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  • Vykuntaraju K.N. Gowda

    a   Department of Pediatric Neurology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, India

  • Bharath Reddy

    b   Department of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, India

  • Bhaskar V. Madivala

    b   Department of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, India

  • Premalatha Ramaswamy

    b   Department of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, India

  • Sarala HS. Gowda

    c   Department of Anatomy, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Science, Bangalore, India

  • Govind raj

    b   Department of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, India

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14 June 2013

13 August 2013

Publication Date:
18 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

We report a case of Kearns-Sayre syndrome in 10-year-old boy, who presented with epilepsia partialis continua. Laboratory investigations revealed an elevated creatine kinase, serum lactate and cerebrospinal fluid protein. The subject was treated with multiple antiepileptic medications and megavitamins and the seizures decreased over a period of 2 wk.

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Kearns-Sayre syndrome - epilepsia partialis continua