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H. H. E. Syndrome Hemiconvulsions, Hemiplegia, Epilepsy

H. GASTAUT

H. GASTAUT

Laboratory of Neurobiology, University of Marseilles (France)

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F. POIRIER

F. POIRIER

Laboratory of Neurobiology, University of Marseilles (France)

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H. PAYAN

H. PAYAN

Laboratory of Neurobiology, University of Marseilles (France)

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G. SALAMON

G. SALAMON

Laboratory of Neurobiology, University of Marseilles (France)

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M. TOGA

M. TOGA

Laboratory of Neurobiology, University of Marseilles (France)

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M. VIGOUROUX

M. VIGOUROUX

Laboratory of Neurobiology, University of Marseilles (France)

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First published: January 1959
Citations: 141

Abstract

SUMMARY

This paper is based on a series of 150 patients, studied clinically and electroence-phalographically, with, in addition in 16 cases, a pathological control at postmortem or during surgery and after hemispherectomy.

It is concerned with the H.H.E. syndrome, called thus by the Marseilles School, and its obligatory precursor, the H.H. syndrome.

The H.H.E. syndrome consists of hemiconvulsions and hemiplegia occurring in the first years of life, a free interval with possible regression of the motor deficit and ultimate appearance of psychomotor epilepsy. It has to be distinguished from other infantile hemiplegias and epilepsies, occurring during the same age period, but resulting from paranatal (obstetrical trauma) or antenatal pathology.

RÉSUMÉ

Cet article concerne une série de 150 malades étudiés cliniquement et électroencépha-lographiquement, dont 16 ont fait, de plus, l'objet d'un examen pathologique pratiqué postmortem, ou durant une intervention chirurgicale et après hémisphérectomie.

Il s'occupe du syndrome H.H.E., ainsi nommé par l'École de Marseille, et de son précurseur obligatoire, le syndrome H.H.

Le syndrome H.H.E. consiste en hémiconvulsions et hémiplégies survenant pendant les premières années de la vie, une intervalle libre avec régression possible de la déficience motrice et, finalement, l'apparence d'une épilepsie psychomotrice. Il faut le distinguer d'avec d'autres hémiplégies et épilepsies infantiles survenant dans la même période, mais provenant d'une pathologie paranatale (trauma obstétrique) ou antenatale.

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