title: Neuropsychological deficits in monozygotic twins with childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms.
abstract: We report a unique pair of monozygotic twins with childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms who showed subtle cognitive deficits. The twin with a more severe epileptic disorder showed a more severe impairment of cognitive functioning. We suggest that epileptic focus may act as an element of disturbance in the development of primary functions and may give rise to a neuropsychological impairment proportionate to the severity of the epileptic activity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. antonella.gagliano@unime.it
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gagliano
authors.forename: Edoardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferlazzo
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Germanò
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Calarese
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magazù
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sferro
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tortorella
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic