ABSTRACT

Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is an epileptic encephalopathy characterized by several types of seizures, special EEG patterns, and cognitive deterioration with resistance to therapy and poor prognosis. It is a well known phenomenon that some antiepileptic drugs (AED) have a worsening effect on some seizure types, especially in the generalized epilepsies of childhood. However, its underlying pathogenetic mechanisms are not fully understood. In this paper, a case with LGS who developed tonic status epilepticus induced by diazepame given intravenously is reported and the topic of seizure aggravation caused by AED and LGS is discussed.