Neuropsychological deficits in monozygotic twins with childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms.
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.
Gagliano
Antonella
A
Division of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. antonella.gagliano@unime.it
Ferlazzo
Edoardo
E
Germanò
Eva
E
Calarese
Tiziana
T
Magazù
Angela
A
Sferro
Caterina
C
Tortorella
Gaetano
G
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