Prolonged febrile convulsions and mesial temporal lobe epilepsy in an identical twin.
The authors report a 30-year-old identical twin who had prolonged febrile convulsions (FC) at the age of 8 months, left mesial temporal lobe epilepsy beginning at the age of 2 years, and left mesial temporal lobe sclerosis (MTS). The unaffected twin had short FC and meningitis at the age of 4 years but remained seizure free. Thus, prolonged FC in children younger than 4 years may precipitate later development of MTS.
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Klinik Mara, Epilepsiezentrum Bethel, Bielefeld, Germany. rsh@mara.de
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D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D003294:Seizures, Febrile / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors