TY - JOUR
T1 - Seizures as a presenting symptom of phaeochromocytoma in a young soldier
AU - Leiba, A.
AU - Bar-Dayan, Y.
AU - Leker, R. R.
AU - Apter, S.
AU - Grossman, E.
PY - 2003/1/1
Y1 - 2003/1/1
N2 - New onset of seizures in young adults is frequently related to alcohol withdrawal, toxic exposure, central nervous system trauma and neoplasm. We describe a young soldier presenting to the emergency department with seizures and transient coma. On admission, he had hypertension, marked leukocytosis, hyperglycaemia, acidosis, elevated creatinine and elevated creatine phosphokinase of muscle origin. A thorough work-up revealed elevated urinary catecholamines, and a left adrenal mass was found on MRI and MIBG scan. The patient underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy and completely recovered. This is the first description of seizures as a presenting symptom of phaeochromocytoma.
AB - New onset of seizures in young adults is frequently related to alcohol withdrawal, toxic exposure, central nervous system trauma and neoplasm. We describe a young soldier presenting to the emergency department with seizures and transient coma. On admission, he had hypertension, marked leukocytosis, hyperglycaemia, acidosis, elevated creatinine and elevated creatine phosphokinase of muscle origin. A thorough work-up revealed elevated urinary catecholamines, and a left adrenal mass was found on MRI and MIBG scan. The patient underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy and completely recovered. This is the first description of seizures as a presenting symptom of phaeochromocytoma.
KW - Catecholamines
KW - Convulsion
KW - Phaeochromocytoma
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0037258684
U2 - 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001499
DO - 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001499
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C2 - 12571620
AN - SCOPUS:0037258684
SN - 0950-9240
VL - 17
SP - 73
EP - 75
JO - Journal of Human Hypertension
JF - Journal of Human Hypertension
IS - 1
ER -