Case: A 40-year-old man with status epilepticus was admitted to the hospital. Two years before his admission, he had experienced the first episode of generalized seizure, for which he had been receiving sodium valproate. He had been experiencing recurrent episodes of generalized tonic clonic seizures for 2 days before his admission despite the continuation of sodium valproate in regular doses. He had a history of progressive hearing loss for the last 2 years and perioral paresthesia for the last 2 months. He did not have a family history of similar illness, head trauma in the past, or fever.
Neuroimaging or electroencephalography (EEG) was not performed previously. His vital parameters were within the normal range, except that he had tachycardia. Neurological examination showed depression of deep tendon reflexes in both upper and lower extremities. He exhibited no neurological signs,…
