Periodic spasms: an unclassified type of epileptic seizure in childhood / Giuseppe GOBBI in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 29-6 (December 1987)

Public ISBD [article]  inDevelopmental Medicine & Child Neurology > 29-6 (December 1987) . - p.766-775 Titre : Periodic spasms: an unclassified type of epileptic seizure in childhood Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Giuseppe GOBBI, Auteur ; P. GIOVANARDI ROSSI, Auteur ; Licia BRUNO, Auteur ; Antonella PINI, Auteur ; Carlo Alberto TASSINARI, Auteur Année de publication : 1987 Article en page(s) : p.766-775 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Seven boys aged between 14 months and 13 years with focal or multifocal partial epilepsy had very unusual seizures, characterized by series of periodic bilateral spasms. These consisted of a brief, complex movement of slight to severe intensity, mainly involving the axial muscles, with raising of the shoulders, adversion of the eyes and head, often with rictus-type facial grimaces and occasional stretching of the legs and emission of a guttural sound. The ictal EEG showed a pattern of periodic complexes, characterized by a slow wave with superimposed fast activity. This form of epileptic seizure is resistant to treatment and is found only in patients affected by a brain disease consisting of a fixed or progressive encephalopathy. These observations document the existence of a rare form of seizure or epileptic event, not yet included in the International Classification of epileptic seizures and clinically relevant because of its diagnostic and prognostic implications. Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=631 [article] Periodic spasms: an unclassified type of epileptic seizure in childhood [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Giuseppe GOBBI, Auteur ; P. GIOVANARDI ROSSI, Auteur ; Licia BRUNO, Auteur ; Antonella PINI, Auteur ; Carlo Alberto TASSINARI, Auteur . - 1987 . - p.766-775. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology > 29-6 (December 1987) . - p.766-775 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Seven boys aged between 14 months and 13 years with focal or multifocal partial epilepsy had very unusual seizures, characterized by series of periodic bilateral spasms. These consisted of a brief, complex movement of slight to severe intensity, mainly involving the axial muscles, with raising of the shoulders, adversion of the eyes and head, often with rictus-type facial grimaces and occasional stretching of the legs and emission of a guttural sound. The ictal EEG showed a pattern of periodic complexes, characterized by a slow wave with superimposed fast activity. This form of epileptic seizure is resistant to treatment and is found only in patients affected by a brain disease consisting of a fixed or progressive encephalopathy. These observations document the existence of a rare form of seizure or epileptic event, not yet included in the International Classification of epileptic seizures and clinically relevant because of its diagnostic and prognostic implications. Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=631

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