Type I diabetes mellitus in a child presenting with epilepsy partialis continua

Abstract

Epilepsy partialis continua is an uncommon, localisation-related, seizure characterised by simple partial motor seizures with repetitive clonic jerks. A case of type I diabetes mellitus in a child who had presented with epilepsy partialis continua is presented. Antiglutamic acid decarboxylase 65 antibodies were found in his serum. Seizures were eventually controlled by anti-epileptic drugs, insulin and IV gamma.