Zsuzsanna Szankai , Egle Huggenberger , Christoph Metzler , Christian Musahl , Markus Gschwind
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Abstract
Background
According to the recommendations of the International League against Epilepsy, a timely workup with a brain MRI is recommended after a first epileptic seizure. However, if the MRI is unrevealing, it is normally not repeated.
Case Presentation
We present a patient with an unprovoked epileptic seizure and only slight focal abnormalities in the EEG and a normal brain MRI. Only 35 days later, after a third seizure and now a focally pathological EEG, we repeated the brain MRI and discovered a large mass in the left temporal lobe, which was resected and histologically classified as glioblastoma multiforme.
Conclusion
This case of a very fast-growing tumor suggests that recurrent seizures, with or without anti-seizure medications, or new changes in the EEG should prompt the clinician to consider a repeat brain MRI, even if the first scan was normal.
期刊介绍：
Clinical Neurophysiology Practice (CNP) is a new Open Access journal that focuses on clinical practice issues in clinical neurophysiology including relevant new research, case reports or clinical series, normal values and didactic reviews. It is an official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology and complements Clinical Neurophysiology which focuses on innovative research in the specialty. It has a role in supporting established clinical practice, and an educational role for trainees, technicians and practitioners.
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