Myoclonic status epilepticus in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: Case reports and review of the literature
Angelo Pascarella
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLucia Manzo
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorOreste Marsico
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorSara Gasparini
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAlessandro Mechelli
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorVittoria Cianci
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorValentina Bova
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAnna Mammì
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorRossella Ieracitano
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorUmberto Aguglia
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council, Catanzaro, Italy
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Edoardo Ferlazzo
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council, Catanzaro, Italy
Correspondence
Edoardo Ferlazzo, Regional Epilepsy Centre, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorAngelo Pascarella
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLucia Manzo
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorOreste Marsico
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorSara Gasparini
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAlessandro Mechelli
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorVittoria Cianci
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorValentina Bova
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAnna Mammì
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorRossella Ieracitano
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorUmberto Aguglia
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council, Catanzaro, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Edoardo Ferlazzo
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital", Reggio Calabria, Italy
Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council, Catanzaro, Italy
Correspondence
Edoardo Ferlazzo, Regional Epilepsy Centre, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Email: [email protected]
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