PMID- 11554895
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20011204
LR  - 20190813
IS  - 0013-9580 (Print)
IS  - 0013-9580 (Linking)
VI  - 42
IP  - 8
DP  - 2001 Aug
TI  - Ictal and nonictal paroxysmal events in infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy: 
      polygraphic study of a case.
PG  - 1074-7
AB  - A 7.5-year-old girl, with infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy (INAD), showed a 
      gradual deterioration from 16 months; at age 5 years she was bedridden, with 
      severe tetraplegia, strabismus, nystagmus and optic atrophy, and dementia. From 
      age 5.5 years, she had paroxysmal tonic events. Videopolygraphic recordings 
      disclosed two different kinds of motor events: (a) epileptic tonic seizures, in 
      wakefulness and sleep, associated with autonomic changes and ictal EEG 
      discharges; and (b) nonepileptic prolonged clusters of brief tonic spasms, 
      without ictal modifications of the EEG. Both motor events were characterized by a 
      minimal and clinically similar tonic contraction of the upper extremities. 
      Video-polygraphic studies are mandatory for a correct paroxysmal event 
      classification and treatment in INAD patients.
FAU - Santucci, M
AU  - Santucci M
AD  - Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Neurological Institute, University 
      of Bologna, Italy. santucci@neuro.unibo.it
FAU - Ambrosetto, G
AU  - Ambrosetto G
FAU - Scaduto, M C
AU  - Scaduto MC
FAU - Morbin, M
AU  - Morbin M
FAU - Tzolas, E V
AU  - Tzolas EV
FAU - Rossi, P G
AU  - Rossi PG
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Epilepsia
JT  - Epilepsia
JID - 2983306R
SB  - IM
MH  - Arm/physiopathology
MH  - Child
MH  - Electroencephalography/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Electromyography/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Epilepsy/*diagnosis/epidemiology/physiopathology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Monitoring, Physiologic/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Muscle Contraction/physiology
MH  - Muscle, Skeletal/physiopathology
MH  - Neuroaxonal Dystrophies/*diagnosis/epidemiology/physiopathology
MH  - Polysomnography/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Sleep/physiology
MH  - Videotape Recording
MH  - Wakefulness/physiology
EDAT- 2001/09/14 10:00
MHDA- 2002/01/05 10:01
CRDT- 2001/09/14 10:00
PHST- 2001/09/14 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2002/01/05 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2001/09/14 10:00 [entrez]
AID - epi09001 [pii]
AID - 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.0420081074.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Epilepsia. 2001 Aug;42(8):1074-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.0420081074.x.