Author: Birgit Ertl-Wagner, MD, Munich, Germany
Body Region: Brain, and Head and Neck
1. Patient Presentation
- A 16-year-old boy presented to the emergency room after a generalized seizure. The seizure,
witnessed by his family, was tonic-clonic in nature. - The patient was post-ictal at the time of presentation.
- The parents reported that their son had suffered from seizures since early childhood and was
taking anti-epileptic medication. In addition, he had developmental delays throughout childhood. - Since imaging had never been done before, non-enhanced CT of the brain was performed.