Unusual Facial Movements (Ictal Blinking, Oculogyric Crises, and Jaw Seizure) in Severe Liver Disease: A Case Series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Seizures are reported in about one-third of patients with severe liver disease in association with acute or chronic liver failure. The majority of the seizures are of focal type. Occasionally generalized tonic-clonic seizures are seen when there is ethanol withdrawal. Not much is known about ictal blinking (IB) in severe liver disease. IB is the rare form of seizures and was reported in severe liver disease recently from this institute. Oculogyric crisis (OGC) is rarely reported in relation to the severe liver disease. OGC was also noted first time in our intensive care unit.

Methods

At the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), data on patients with IB and OGC were analyzed from October 2018 to January 2023 (52 months). All the patients had video electro

SUBMITTER: Koul R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10643264 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature