Tendency to periodic recurrence of EEG changes in Lafora's disease. Case report.
A young male patient affected with Lafora's disease and concomitant mental deterioration, myoclonic jerks and epileptic seizures is reported. A cerebral biopsy showed round PAS-positive myoclonus bodies in nerve cells and neuropile. A tendency to periodic recurrence of paroxysmal activity in the EEG tracings, an unusual finding in Lafora's disease, is briefly discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004831:Epilepsies, Myoclonic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010507:Periodicity; D012008:Recurrence