Epilepsia partialis continua of the abdominal muscles: a detailed electrophysiological study of a case.
We describe the clinical and electrophysiological features of an elderly woman presenting with persistent clonic twitching of the abdominal muscles that were considered to represent a rare manifestation of epilepsia partialis continua due to a metastatic cortical lesion.
Fernández-Torre
José L
JL
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Hospital Universitario "Marqués de Valdecilla", Santander, Spain. jlfernandez@humv.es
Calleja
Jesús
J
Pascual
Julio
J
Galdós
Pilar
P
De Pablos
Carmen
C
Berciano
José
J
D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002525:Cerebellar Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000528:radiation effects; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000528:radiation effects; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004576:Electromyography; D017036:Epilepsia Partialis Continua / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D019054:Evoked Potentials, Motor / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D010166:Palliative Care