We describe a 7 year old boy, who presented centro-temporal (C-T) spikes triggered by blinking. The clinical picture was characterized by mild mental retardation and dysmorphisms; epileptic seizures were absent. Karyotype revealed a 13q deletion. EEG showed independent bilateral C-T paroxysmal abnormalities, very increased during sleep. From the age of 5.5 years blinking triggered C-T spikes: neither eye closure nor elimination of visual fixation induced this phenomenon. Rare similar cases are described in literature.
Santucci M., Posar A., Vetrugno R., Meletti S., Baroncini A., Cassetti A., et al. (1998). Blink induced epileptiform EEG activity in a patient with chromosomopathy. BOLLETTINO-LEGA ITALIANA CONTRO L'EPILESSIA, 102-103, 267-269.
Blink induced epileptiform EEG activity in a patient with chromosomopathy
Santucci M.;Posar A.;Vetrugno R.;Meletti S.;Giovanardi Rossi P.
1998
Abstract
We describe a 7 year old boy, who presented centro-temporal (C-T) spikes triggered by blinking. The clinical picture was characterized by mild mental retardation and dysmorphisms; epileptic seizures were absent. Karyotype revealed a 13q deletion. EEG showed independent bilateral C-T paroxysmal abnormalities, very increased during sleep. From the age of 5.5 years blinking triggered C-T spikes: neither eye closure nor elimination of visual fixation induced this phenomenon. Rare similar cases are described in literature.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
