Cat-scratch disease encephalopathy: A cause of status epilepticus in school-aged children

We describe 6 school-aged patients who presented with status epilepticus (S E) secondary to cat-scratch disease (CSD) encephalopathy to alert clinician s to this distinctive clinical entity. The hospital database for admissions during 1 year was reviewed for patients presenting with SE; 4 of 5 previou sly healthy school-aged children with SE had CSD encephalopathy based on el evated indirect fluorescent antibody titers to Bartonella henselae. CSD enc ephalopathy should be included in the differential diagnosis of school-aged children presenting with SE.