The AA refers on clinical and EEG data of 16 patients with Rett syndrome. The epilepsy was observed in 8 (50%) patients and this incidence is less than reported (60-90%). The convulsions were absence, partial complex seizures and mioclonic jerk disappearing with age. EEG alterations were constant and presents also in the patients without seizures. The meaning of focal spikes is unclear. This aspect recalls the spikes of Landau-Kleffner syndrome which shares with RS aphasia and autistic trait. The EEG anomalies are of help to define the diagnosis that is still clinical without any specific laboratory marker.
Epilepsy in Rett syndrome: Clinical evaluation of 16 patients
Incorpora, G.;Fiumara A.
1999-01-01
Abstract
The AA refers on clinical and EEG data of 16 patients with Rett syndrome. The epilepsy was observed in 8 (50%) patients and this incidence is less than reported (60-90%). The convulsions were absence, partial complex seizures and mioclonic jerk disappearing with age. EEG alterations were constant and presents also in the patients without seizures. The meaning of focal spikes is unclear. This aspect recalls the spikes of Landau-Kleffner syndrome which shares with RS aphasia and autistic trait. The EEG anomalies are of help to define the diagnosis that is still clinical without any specific laboratory marker.File in questo prodotto:
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