An autopsy case of bathtub drowning in epilepsy.

Abstract:

:We report an autopsy case of bathtub drowning in epilepsy. A 26-year-old female with mental retardation had been treated for refractory epilepsy. Her younger sister found her floating supine in the bathtub 45 min after starting bathing. Neuropathological examination revealed cerebral cortical dysplasia in the precentral gyrus of the left hemisphere, which had not been detected by MRI, suggesting the etiology of epilepsy. In bathtub submersion injury of an unidentified cause, neuropathological examination should be performed to reveal any lesion underlying epileptic seizures. Additionally, we present statistics on bathtub submersion injury in children aged 5 years or older in Japan based upon nationwide survey data obtained in 1991. Forty-seven percent of them had associated epilepsy or convulsive attacks and 71% died. It is necessary for epileptic patients and their families to understand that the risk of bathtub drowning can be minimized if proper precautions are taken.

journal_name

Brain Dev

journal_title

Brain & development

authors

Osamura T,Fushiki S,Yoshioka H,Yamanaka T,Mizuta R

doi

10.1016/s0387-7604(97)00064-8

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-11-01 00:00:00

pages

499-501

issue

7

eissn

0387-7604

issn

1872-7131

pii

S0387-7604(97)00064-8

journal_volume

19

pub_type

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