Neonatal onset of hot water reflex seizures in monozygotic twins subsequently manifesting episodes of alternating hemiplegia

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 225-231

  Incorpora, Gemma ^a   Pavone, Piero ^a   Ruggieri, Martino ^a   Cocuzza, Mariadonatella ^a   Mazzone, Luigi ^a   Parano, Enrico ^a   Privitera, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

EEG; Genetic disease; Reflex epilepsy

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER; TOPIRAMATE;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BATH; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HEMIPLEGIA; HOT WATER REFLEX SEIZURE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MOTHER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH THERAPY; STRABISMUS; TEMPERATURE; VIDEORECORDING;

CONFUSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, REFLEX; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEAT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; SODIUM-POTASSIUM-EXCHANGING ATPASE; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; WATER;

EID: 38549136450     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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