gastroenteritis/seizures

Rotavirus is a common cause of acute gastroenteritis in young children. Neurological complications including seizures are known to accompany rotavirus gastroenteritis. Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) associated with rotavirus has not been reported previously except for one report. Herein, we describe

Rotavirus is an important cause of acute gastroenteritis in infants. Gastroenteritis has been reported in association with a variety of other disease conditions, such as respiratory infections and CNS involvement. A case of a child, thirteen months old, presenting afebrile seizures during a

OBJECTIVE To analyze the electroclinical features, aetiology and outcome in patients with normal neurological examination and psychomotor development who presented seizures during a mild gastroenteritis (MG). METHODS Evaluation of the clinical charts of 22 patients who were assessed in the Neurology

We report two patients, the first one had benign infantile seizures (BIS) associated with gastroenteritis (BISG), followed by BIS without gastroenteritis, in the second patient BIS was followed by BISG related to anti-rotavirus vaccine. After 12 and 6 months of follow-up, both patients had normal

A 5-year-old girl presented with three brief episodes of afebrile seizure within 24 hours. There was no significant past medical history but she had symptoms of acute gastroenteritis for the past 2 days. She was mildly dehydrated with no neurological signs. Serum electrolytes and blood sugar were

BACKGROUND Benign convulsions with gastroenteritis (CwG) are defined as afebrile convulsions accompanying symptoms of gastroenteritis without evidence of laboratory derangement. Although the main pathogen has been known as rotavirus, since the introduction of rotavirus vaccine, associated viruses

OBJECTIVE To investigate the pathogenesis, clinical characteristics and treatment of benign infantile convulsions with mild gastroenteritis (BICG). METHODS The clinical manifestations and laboratory findings were observed in 40 children with BICG. The antigen and antibodies of rotavirus and

Benign convulsions with mild gastroenteritis were afebrile seizures associated with gastroenteritis in previously healthy infants or young children. It has been thought to be a continual spectrum of benign infantile convulsions because of overlapping clinical pictures. Recently, molecular genetic

OBJECTIVE To analyse the epidemiological, clinical and developmental characteristics of a group of children with seizures associated with mild gastroenteritis in order to facilitate the diagnostic suspicion of the condition in daily clinical practice. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of

Purpose: To identify risk factors for the recurrence of convulsions with mild gastroenteritis (CwG)¹ in children. Methods: Altogether, 613 children with CwG admitted

Afebrile seizures in association with acute gastroenteritis without electrolyte disturbances have been reported in children from Asiatic countries, but only few references are from Spain. It is a benign, self-limiting process, with no specific examinations or therapy needed. There is no increased

BACKGROUND Benign convulsions with mild gastroenteritis (CwG) are a rare diagnosis in Western countries, and it is characterized by afebrile seizures, almost times more than once, during a gastroenteritis without severe hydroelectrolitic affection. The most frequent implied virus is rotavirus. This

Benign convulsions with gastroenteritis are characterized by a cluster of seizures. Sodium channel blockers are efficacious. We prescribed lacosamide, a new channel blocker, for five patients. Patient age ranged from 17 to 33 months; all five experienced 1-4 generalized convulsions persisting for

OBJECTIVE We investigated the effectiveness of intravenous injection of phenobarbital (PB) in patients referred to Himeji Red Cross Hospital, Hyogo, Japan, with benign convulsions with mild gastroenteritis (CwG) between November 2009 and June 2011. METHODS The patients who had a single seizure at