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Refractory Calculation‐induced Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Mikati Mohamad A.,
Shamseddine Alhan N.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2005.00351.x
Subject(s) - idiopathic generalized epilepsy , refractory (planetary science) , epilepsy , generalized epilepsy , immunoglobulin e , inheritance (genetic algorithm) , family history , pediatrics , medicine , clinical history , psychiatry , immunology , surgery , genetics , biology , antibody , gene , astrobiology
Summary: We report a case with calculation‐induced idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) that, unlike most patients with IGE, was refractory to medications. This patient had a family history of (1) a similar condition in a relative of hers who, however, did not have identical manifestations, and (2) a mother who had migraine. Our observations illustrate that the occurrence of IGE in families usually follows rather complex patterns of inheritance and that some of them can be refractory to therapy.