Abstract
We report three nuclear families in which affected individuals had the onset during childhood or adolescence of drug-responsive focal seizures characterized by prominent vertiginous auras. The interictal EEG abnormalities were localized around the parieto-temporo-occipital regions and MRI was normal. Genetic analysis excluded epitempin mutations. We propose the existence of a familial focal epilepsy characterized by prominent vertiginous auras suggesting a parietal or parieto-temporal onset.
Translated title of the contribution | Familial focal epilepsy with vertiginous aura: A new entity? |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 79-80 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Bollettino - Lega Italiana contro l'Epilessia |
Issue number | 129-130 |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology