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Eyelid twitching seizures and generalized tonic‐clonic convulsions: A syndrome of idiopathic generalized epilepsy
Author(s) -
Miller John W.,
Ferrendelli James A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410270318
Subject(s) - valproic acid , epilepsy , generalized epilepsy , tonic (physiology) , anesthesia , carbamazepine , electroencephalography , medicine , psychology , petit mal , neuroscience
This is a report of two neurologically normal patients who had primary generalized seizures consisting of irregular fluttering or twitching movements of the eyelids accompanied by generalized, rhythmic 9‐ to 15‐Hz electroencephalographic discharges as well as infrequent generalized tonic‐clonic seizures. This is a syndrome of idiopathic generalized epilepsy that responds to treatment with valproic acid.