title: Dopey's seizure.
abstract: Angelman syndrome is a neurogenetic condition namely characterized by developmental delay, virtual absence of expressive verbal language, peculiar organization of movement, seizures and happy demeanor. This syndrome has been recognized since 1965, but it seems that Walt Disney presented an original depiction of it in his first full-length animated film, including myoclonic jerks and an apparently generalized tonic-clonic seizure.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Department, University Children's Hospital Queen Fabiola, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dan
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Christiaens
mesh_terms: D017204:Angelman Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002359:Cartoons as Topic; D002648:Child; D004831:Epilepsies, Myoclonic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D009040:Motion Pictures; D012803:Sick Role