A 52-year-old man with no seizure history presents with sudden-onset focal motor seizure involving the right arm lasting 2 minutes, followed by Todd's paralysis of the right arm lasting 24 hours. Brain MRI reveals a 3 cm mass in the left motor cortex. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

  1. A)Hypoglycemia
  2. B)Acute ischemic stroke
  3. C)Idiopathic focal epilepsy
  4. D)Arteriovenous malformation
  5. E)Symptomatic seizure secondary to intracranial tumorGABARITO

Explicação

In adults presenting with first-time seizure, structural lesions (tumors, AVMs, strokes) must be excluded. A brain mass ipsilateral to the seizure focus (left motor cortex causing right arm seizure) is a strong predictor of symptomatic seizure. MRI finding of ... Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →

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