title: Painful unilateral epileptic seizure.
abstract: Two rare cases with focal, paroxysmal pain as the initial manifestation of partial epilepsy have been reported. The pain attacks subsided after treatment with anti-epileptic drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Akdeniz University, Medical School, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balkan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009120:Muscle Cramp / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012782:Shoulder / Q000294:innervation
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants