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. 2015 May 14;2(4):e114.
doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000114. eCollection 2015 Aug.

Allergic encephalitis with gelastic status epilepticus induced by wasp sting

Rebecca Jimenez-Sanders  1 , Réza Behrouz  1 , Nina Tsakadze  1
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Allergic encephalitis with gelastic status epilepticus induced by wasp sting

Rebecca Jimenez-Sanders et al. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. .
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Figure. EEG and MRI brain
(A) EEG showing focal seizure activity originating in the left temporal lobe. (B) Axial fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequence of brain MRI showing hyperintensities in the cortex of the left temporo-occipital areas. (C, D) Axial T1 brain MRI without and with contrast showing 6-mm enhancing lesion in left temporal lobe.
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