Published February 28, 2019 | Version v1
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First Seizure in an Adult: Porencephalic Cyst A Cause?

  • 1. Postgraduate,Dept. of General Medicine, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam,
  • 2. Professor; Dept. of General Medicine, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam,

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Porencephalic cyst is quite a rare entity in adults with only a few cases reported so far. It is usually congenital and seen in neonates. Here, we report a 45-year-old female who presented with first episode of generalized tonic and clonic seizures. On evaluation, she was found to have a porencephalic cyst brain imaging. She was started on anti-epileptic drugs and is on follow up.

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