A Confusing Coincidence: Neonatal Hypoglycemic Seizures and Hyperekplexia
Hyperekplexia is a rare, nonepileptic, genetic, or sporadic neurologic disorder characterized by startle responses to acoustic, optic, or tactile stimuli. Genetic defects in glycine receptors as well as encephalitis, tumors, inflammation, and disgenesis are among the etiologic causes of the disease....
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| author | Nihat Demir Murat Doğan Sanem Yılmaz Erdal Peker Keziban Bulan Oğuz Tuncer |
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| description | Hyperekplexia is a rare, nonepileptic, genetic, or sporadic neurologic disorder characterized by startle responses to acoustic, optic, or tactile stimuli. Genetic defects in glycine receptors as well as encephalitis, tumors, inflammation, and disgenesis are among the etiologic causes of the disease. The main problem in hyperekplexia is the incomplete development of inhibitory mechanisms or exaggerated stimulation of excitatory mediators. Hyperekplexia is often confused with epileptic seizures. Here we present a case with hypoglycemic convulsions coexisting with hyperekplexia, causing diagnostic difficulty. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-112efb51eebc4c87bf9844b7a7c624482025-02-03T01:10:03ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352014-01-01201410.1155/2014/595412595412A Confusing Coincidence: Neonatal Hypoglycemic Seizures and HyperekplexiaNihat Demir0Murat Doğan1Sanem Yılmaz2Erdal Peker3Keziban Bulan4Oğuz Tuncer5Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, 65200 Van, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, 65200 Van, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, Ege University School of Medicine, İzmir, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, 65200 Van, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, 65200 Van, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine, 65200 Van, TurkeyHyperekplexia is a rare, nonepileptic, genetic, or sporadic neurologic disorder characterized by startle responses to acoustic, optic, or tactile stimuli. Genetic defects in glycine receptors as well as encephalitis, tumors, inflammation, and disgenesis are among the etiologic causes of the disease. The main problem in hyperekplexia is the incomplete development of inhibitory mechanisms or exaggerated stimulation of excitatory mediators. Hyperekplexia is often confused with epileptic seizures. Here we present a case with hypoglycemic convulsions coexisting with hyperekplexia, causing diagnostic difficulty.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/595412 |
| spellingShingle | Nihat Demir Murat Doğan Sanem Yılmaz Erdal Peker Keziban Bulan Oğuz Tuncer A Confusing Coincidence: Neonatal Hypoglycemic Seizures and Hyperekplexia Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | A Confusing Coincidence: Neonatal Hypoglycemic Seizures and Hyperekplexia |
| title_full | A Confusing Coincidence: Neonatal Hypoglycemic Seizures and Hyperekplexia |
| title_fullStr | A Confusing Coincidence: Neonatal Hypoglycemic Seizures and Hyperekplexia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Confusing Coincidence: Neonatal Hypoglycemic Seizures and Hyperekplexia |
| title_short | A Confusing Coincidence: Neonatal Hypoglycemic Seizures and Hyperekplexia |
| title_sort | confusing coincidence neonatal hypoglycemic seizures and hyperekplexia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/595412 |
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