Unusual Presentation of
Porencephalic Cyst
in an Adult
Published: February 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/22654.9374
Abel Thomas Oommen, Ganeswar Sethy, Noas Tobias Minz, Jogendra Patra, Swayang Sudha Panda
1 Junior Resident, Department of General Medicine, MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Brahmapur, Odisha, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of General Medicine, MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Brahmapur, Odisha, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of General Medicine, MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Brahmapur, Odisha, India.
3. Senior Resident, Department of General Medicine, MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Brahmapur, Odisha, India.
5. Junior Resident, Department of General Medicine, MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Brahmapur, Odisha, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Abel Thomas Oommen,
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Porencephalic cyst is quite a rare entity in adults with only a few cases reported so far. It is usually congenital and seen in neonates. Here, we report a 28-year-old female who presented with post-ictal confusion following a new onset of focal seizures with secondary generalisation. She was diagnosed to have porencephalic cyst in left posterior parietal lobe on brain imaging. She was started on anti-epileptic drugs and is on follow up.
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