title: Epilepsy and multiple sclerosis: Increased risk among progressive forms.
abstract: Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients are at higher risk for epilepsy. Epilepsy was frequent among our MS patients (6.55%). Progressive MS forms were associated with higher incidence of epilepsy (p=0.021). Partial motor seizures were observed in five patients (62.5%) and generalized tonic-clonic in three (37.5%). Electroencephalogram (EEG) revealed epileptic activity in 62.5%. A high percentage of MS patients with epilepsy (37.5%) reported intoxication as the most severe form of adverse effect of antiepileptic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Epilepsy Clinic, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery of Mexico, Mexico.
authors.forename: Iris E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Martínez-Juárez
authors.forename: Elmer
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: López-Meza
authors.forename: Maria del Carmen Fernández
authors.initials: Mdel C
authors.lastname: González-Aragón
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Bermúdez
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Corona