217 - Épilepsie par encornement bovin (zébu): à propos d'un cas au Burkina Faso.
Epilepsy by bovine (zebu) goring: a case report in Burkina Faso.
C. Napon, A. Drave & J. Kaboré
épilepsie - encornement - traumatisme crânio-encéphalique - hôpital - Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso - Afrique intertropicale
The post-traumatic epilepsy is responsible for 20% of the symptomatic epilepsies. Accidents on public highway constitute more than 70% of the causes. We report a singular case of fronto-polar post-traumatic epilepsy by zebu goring which appeared two years after the traumatism. The neurological examination of the patient was normal apart from a inconspicious expansiveness of humor underlined by an excess of familiarity and hypersyntony. The cerebral scanner revealed a left fronto-basal cortico-under-cortical low density up to the homolateral fronto-polar area. The electroencephalogram (EEG) showed some left fronto-polar bursts of spike and wave on a normal bottom line.<br />This clinical observation draws our attention on the fact that in Sahelian tropical environment where bovine breeding holds a major place, the cranio-encephalic traumatism by goring is not rare and can be responsible for epilepsy in the same way as accidents on public highway, or ballistic traumatism.
épilepsie - encornement - traumatisme crânio-encéphalique - hôpital - Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso - Afrique intertropicale
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