Micromyoclonic Seizures of Sleep

Paul R. Ash; W. Brewster Smith

doi:10.1001/archneur.1979.00500450069014

Micromyoclonic Seizures of Sleep

Paul R. Ash, W. Brewster Smith

Neurology

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A patient with primary generalized epilepsy had convulsive seizures refractory to anticonvulsant therapy. Several waking EE Gs failed to show paroxysmal activity, but a sleep recording revealed polyspike EEG discharges associated with individual electromyographic discharges localized to the chin. The discharges occurred with a 90- to 100-minute period during the night. An increased frequency and duration of the EEG discharges on the last night of recording preceded a marked increase in the number of convulsions the following day.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	575-577
Number of pages	3
Journal	Archives of Neurology
Volume	36
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.1979.00500450069014
State	Published - Sep 1979

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