A 14-year-old girl with seizures, gait problems, paralysis

摘要

A 14-year-old girl of Hispanic descent presented with symptoms of seizure, gait problems, and paralysis of the lower extremities. She said she had been experiencing these symptoms for the past 5 days. The episodes were de- scribed as eyes rolling upward, jaw locking, body aching, and numbness and tingling in the whole body. These seizures lasted 5 to 10 minutes. These episodes were not accompanied by incontinence, tongue biting, or loss of consciousness.