Putta Yuktha, Miller Samuel B, Bandaru Sumanth K
Department of Internal Medicine, MedStar Harbor Hospital, Baltimore, USA.
Department of Neurology MedStar Harbor Hospital, Baltimore, USA.
J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2025 Jul 3;15(4):35-36. doi: 10.55729/2000-9666.1507. eCollection 2025.
We present the case of a young man in his early thirties who sought medical attention after a witnessed seizure episode. His drug screen revealed the presence of cocaine, marijuana, and benzodiazepines. To investigate any potential structural causes contributing to his seizure, we conducted an MRI of the brain, which revealed polymicrogyria. This structural abnormality is strongly associated with seizures. This case emphasizes the importance of ruling out underlying structural causes of seizure disorders in patients with a history of drug abuse before recommending cessation of drug use.
我们报告了一名三十出头的年轻男子的病例,他在一次癫痫发作被目睹后寻求医疗帮助。他的药物筛查显示存在可卡因、大麻和苯二氮卓类药物。为了调查导致他癫痫发作的任何潜在结构原因,我们对他进行了脑部核磁共振成像(MRI)检查,结果显示有多小脑回畸形。这种结构异常与癫痫发作密切相关。该病例强调了在建议有药物滥用史的患者停止使用药物之前,排除癫痫障碍潜在结构原因的重要性。