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Pyknoleptic petit mal
Ivo Drury,
Fritz E. Dreifuss,
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Ivo Drury
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Ivo Drury Comprehensive Epilepsy Center Department of Neurology University of Virginia Charlottesville Virginia 22908 USASearch for more papers by this authorFritz E. Dreifuss
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorIvo Drury,
Fritz E. Dreifuss,
Corresponding Author
Ivo Drury
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Ivo Drury Comprehensive Epilepsy Center Department of Neurology University of Virginia Charlottesville Virginia 22908 USASearch for more papers by this authorFritz E. Dreifuss
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
ABSTRACT – Pyknoleptic petit mal is a childhood epilepsy syndrome characterized by frequent absence seizures and a specific EEG pattern. The EEG trait is dominantly inherited. It represents the paradigm of primary generalized epilepsy with cortico-reticular participation. The clinical features include disturbances of awareness and/or responsiveness and frequently associated events such as mild clonic components, postural changes and automatisms. Treatment is usually successful in eliminating seizures and the prognosis is favorable for terminal remission though generalized tonic-clonic seizures may ensue.
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