title: Startle disease-two sibling cases.
abstract: Startle disease (hyperekplexia) is a rare non-epileptic disorder characterized by hypertonia, generalized stiffness and brief muscle jerks in response to unexpected auditory, somatosensory and visual stimuli. In this paper, two siblings with generalized stiffness and sudden muscle jerks to unexpected stimuli of various types are presented. They were previously misdiagnosed as epilepsy and treated with the conventional antiepileptic drugs. We wanted to call attention to and increase awareness of this rare disease and its differential diagnosis to avoid unnecessary investigations and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mürüvet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elkay
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Incecik
authors.forename: M Ozlem
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Hergüner
authors.forename: Göksel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leblebisatan
authors.forename: Sakir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altunbaşak
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D013216:Reflex, Startle; D035781:Siblings