Reflex myoclonic epilepsy in infancy.

被引:12
作者
Cuvellier, JC [1 ]
Lamblin, MD [1 ]
Cuisset, JM [1 ]
Vallee, L [1 ]
Nuyts, JP [1 ]
机构
[1] CTR HOSP REG & UNIV LILLE, HOP B, SERV EXPLORAT FONCTIONNELLES NEUROCHIRURG, F-59037 LILLE, FRANCE
来源
ARCHIVES DE PEDIATRIE | 1997年 / 4卷 / 08期
关键词
epilepsy; myoclonus; infant;
D O I
10.1016/S0929-693X(97)83415-X
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
Background. - Myoclonic epilepsy of infancy are seldom benign. Case report, - A 25-month old girl developed myoclonic jerks either spontaneously either as reflex responses to auditory and tactile stimuli, such as sudden touching of the face or trunk from the age of 4 months The jerks disappeared after valproate therapy. Neurological examination was normal with a follow-up of 9 months. Conclusion, - This condition resembles that described in 1995 by Ricci et al. In must be differentiated from other myoclonic epilepsies of infancy, reflex epilepsies and hyperekplexia. It could be the earliest from of idiopathic generalized epilepsy.
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页码:755 / 758
页数:4
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