Abstract
We reported a case of complex partial status epilepticus with memory distur bance. A 47-year-old woman had suffered from complex partial seizures with dizzi ness and nausea. She consulted our hospital because her seizures had become frequent. She suffered from complex partial status epilepticus (CPSE). We examined her EEG and gave her an injection of intravenous diazepam. She recovered from CPSE but acquired memory disturbance. We examined her brain by MRI and detected high signal intensity on bilateral hippocampus on the T2 image. Her memory disturbance mainly consisted of memory input dysfunction. Therefore, we thought her memory distur bance was due to dysfunction of the hippocampus. As reported, high signal intensity on the MRI T2 image after CPSE was considered to be edema. Our case recovered a little from the memory disturbance and we observed no significant abnormal intensity on the MRI T2 image. It is suggested that the high signal intensity was caused by edema.
