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Generalized seizure of unknown etiology

    Author: Birgit Ertl-Wagner, MD, Munich, Germany
    Body Region: Brain, and Head and Neck

    1. Patient presentation
    2. CT Images
    3. CT Findings
    4. Diagnosis
    5. References

    1. Patient presentation

    • An 85-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with a first generalized
      seizure. She was in a postictal state with drowsiness.
    • The seizure, witnessed by her grandson, had been tonic-clonic in nature.
    • Relatives denied any previous seizures.
    • Non-enhanced CT of the brain was performed.
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