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. 2023 Nov 27;2023:6637802. doi: 10.1155/2023/6637802

Table 1.

Case reports of PCC/PGL with seizures in children and young adults.

Authors/year Age (years) Gender Presenting symptoms Initial working diagnosis Investigations, management, and outcome
Leiba et al. /2003 [18] 20 Male Generalized seizures and coma Focal seizures with secondary generalisation Catecholamines and imaging confirmed the diagnosis of PCC. Had surgery with the resolution of seizures (1-year follow-up)
Wall et al. /2009 [19] 8 Female Slow-growing cervical mass and progressive epilepsy Grand mal epilepsy Surgical resection of mass with histology confirming paraganglioma. Normal urine catecholamine levels. Resolution of epilepsy (13-year follow-up)
Chartan et al. /2011 [20] 4 Male Headaches and status epilepticus Not stated Catecholamines and imaging confirmed diagnosis of PCC, had surgery, and was discharged. No complications or recurrent hypertension
Anderson et al. /2012 [5] 15 Female Severe headache, vomiting, dizziness, blurred vision, and a tonic-clonic seizure Not stated Brain imaging showed haemorrhage, plasma noradrenaline was high, and MRI revealed a right adrenal PCC. Symptoms resolved and blood pressure normalised after resection of the tumour
Jung et al. /2012 [21] 15 Male Hypertension, cyclic headache, and vomiting for 10 years. Seizure 6 weeks before the surgery Not stated Subcortical intracranial haemorrhage in the left frontal area. CT showed 2 masses in the left adrenal gland. Spent 1 day in ICU and discharged 10 days postsurgery with no noticeable complications and events