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Question Date: 21/12/2023

Question: A 58yrs man CKD with urinary tract infection on Cefepime, was referred after a GTCS f/b persistent altered state. EEG is shown below. EEG and sensorium improved after iv lorazepam. What is the likely diagnosis?

Options:

Renal Encephalopathy
Nonconvulsive statusepilepticus
CreutzfeldtJakob disease
Septic encephalopathy

Correct Answer: Nonconvulsive statusepilepticus

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Explaination: Generalized periodic discharges (GPDs) associated with toxic/metabolic encephalopathy, anoxia, hypothermia, infections, acute neurological injury, and nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE)

Reference: J Neurocrit Care 2019; 12(1): 1-8. June 19, 2019DOI:https://doi.org/10.18700/jnc.190079