Reflex periodic spasms induced by eating

Brain and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 170-174

  Labate, Angelo ^a,b   Colosimo, Eleonora ^a   Gambardella, Antonio ^a,b,d   Leggio, Ugo ^a   Ambrosio, Roberta ^a   Loi, Mario ^c   Quattrone, Aldo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

^c Hospital of Cagliari   (Italy)

^d Policlinico Mater Domini   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eating reflex seizures; Opercular dysplasia; Periodic spasms; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DELTOID MUSCLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING; EEG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLEXOR REFLEX; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; MEAL; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE TONE; REFLEX PERIODIC SPASM; ROLANDIC EPILEPSY; SLOW BRAIN WAVE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; EATING DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REFLEX; SEIZURES; SPASM; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33644653863     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2005.06.005     Document Type: Article

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