Partial seizures in monozygous twins.
Identical twins concordant for partial epilepsy, with onset at 8 and 11 years of age, are presented. Their course has been benign on anticonvulsant therapy. It is suggested that these cases of presumed genetic epilepsy support current concepts of cortical origin and genetic determinants in several subtypes of focal epilepsy of childhood.
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D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic