title: Ictal paresis associated to PLEDS in two children: a video-EEG study.
abstract: Ictal paresis (IP) is a rare negative motor phenomenon presenting challenging differential diagnostic problems with transient ischemic attacks, post-ictal paralysis, migraine and psychogenic paralysis. Video-EEG undoubtedly represents the essential mean for a proper diagnosis. Periodic lateralised epileptiform discharges (PLEDs) are a distinctive EEG pattern, consisting of periodic spike or sharp wave discharges, often associated with seizures. It is under debate if PLEDs should be considered only a peri-ictal or also an ictal EEG pattern. We describe two children with severe focal epilepsies, who presented IP recorded during video-EEG monitoring, associated to PLEDs. Clinical observation along with interictal and ictal scalp-EEG findings, suggested a fronto-temporal seizure onset in the first, and a temporo-insular onset in the second. We confirm that PLEDs may be an ictal pattern associated with negative motor phenomena.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Henri Gastaut, Centre Saint-Paul, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Calarese
authors.forename: Edoardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferlazzo
authors.forename: Geraldine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Daquin
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Genton
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Di Bella
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Villeneuve
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010291:Paresis / Q000150:complications; D014741:Video Recording / Q000379:methods*