PHOTIC-INDUCED EPILEPTIC NEGATIVE MYOCLONUS - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
GAMBARDELLA A AGUGLIA U OLIVERI RL PUCCI F ZAPPIA M QUATTRONE A
Citation
A. Gambardella et al., PHOTIC-INDUCED EPILEPTIC NEGATIVE MYOCLONUS - A CASE-REPORT, Epilepsia, 37(5), 1996, pp. 492-494
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Epilepsia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00139580
Volume
37
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
492 - 494
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-9580(1996)37:5<492:PENM-A>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
We present the first documented case of photic-induced epileptic negat ive myoclonus. A 17-year-old girl had experienced two generalized toni c-clonic seizures (GTCS) while watching television. The only EEG abnor mality was a photoparoxysmal response (PPR), which was sometimes accom panied by loss of postural tone in both arms. Valproate was effective in abolishing photosensitivity. Negative myoclonus should be included among the ictal phenomena accompanying PPR.