Involuntary Movements Misdiagnosed as Seizure During Vitamin B-12 Treatment

ÇARMAN K. B., Belgemen T., Yis U.

PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE, cilt.29, sa.11, ss.1223-1224, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1223-1224
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: seizure, vitamin B-12 deficiency, involuntary movement, DEFICIENCY, CONSEQUENCES
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Seizures and epilepsy are a common problem in childhood. Nonepileptic paroxysmal events are conditions that can mimic seizure and frequent in early childhood. Nonepileptic paroxysmal events can be due to physiological or exaggerated physiological responses, parasomnias, movement disorders, behavioral or psychiatric disturbances, or to hemodynamic, respiratory, or gastrointestinal dysfunction. Vitamin B-12 deficiency is a treatable cause of failure to thrive and developmental regression, involuntary movements, and anemia. Involuntary movements rarely may appear a few days after the initiation of vitamin B(1)2 treatments and might be misdiagnosed as seizure. Here, we report 2 patients who presented with involuntary movements with his video image.