[A case of early myoclonic encephalopathy accompanied with central respiratory dysfunction].
A case of unusual early myoclonic encephalopathy was reported. He showed massive and/or fragmentary myoclonic seizures soon after birth until 20 months before death. These seizures were resistant to various kinds of anti-epileptic drugs. The EEG pattern of suppression-burst was continuously seen in both waking and sleep states from 2 months to 19 months of age. He was supported with mechanical ventilator because of the central respiratory dysfunction since 4 days after birth until death. This case was electroclinically considered as that of early myoclonic encephalopathy. The central respiratory dysfunction has not been reported in early myoclonic encephalopathy.
Muranaka
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Department of Pediatrics, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Aomori.
Takebe
Y
Y
D004569:Electroencephalography; D004831:Epilepsies, Myoclonic / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012125:Respiratory Center / Q000503:physiopathology; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications*