Wilson's disease and benign epilepsy of childhood with centrotemporal (rolandic) spikes.
Cases with a clinical and electroencephalographic phenotype of benign epilepsy of childhood with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) in association with a proven organic brain lesion have rarely been reported. To our knowledge, we herein describe for the first time a patient with Wilson's disease who subsequently manifested BECTS. Our case bolsters the argument that in at least some cases, BECTS is associated with organic brain disease.
Polychronopoulos
Panagiotis
P
Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Patras, 26504, Rion-Patras, Greece. ppolychr@yahoo.gr
Argyriou
Andreas A
AA
Papapetropoulos
Spiridon
S
Gourzis
Philippos
P
Rigas
Georgios
G
Chroni
Elisabeth
E
D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D019305:Epilepsy, Rolandic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D012074:Remission Induction
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002220:Carbamazepine