title: Fixation-off sensitivity and generalized epileptic EEG induced by eyes closed.
abstract: This report describes a female with eyelid fluttering with absence seizures, infrequent generalized tonic-clonic seizures, and mild mental retardation. Interictal and video-electroencephalography evaluations revealed normal activity while eyes were open but continuous generalized discharges with eyes closed (eyes closed induced abnormality), as well as fixation-off sensitivity. This patient is in the group of a pure and distinct clinical form of fixation-off sensitivity cryptogenic generalized epilepsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. senbilon@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nesrin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Senbil
authors.forename: Ozge
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Soyer
authors.forename: Güzide
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Turanlý
authors.forename: Y K Yavuz
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Gürer
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005123:Eye / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans