Open AccessBenign familial neonatal convulsions: A family with a rare disorder
Author(s) -
Hargharan Singh,
Rajnish Raj
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.40227
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , pediatrics , seizure disorders , computed tomography , case presentation , index case , epilepsy , psychiatry , pathology , surgery , disease
The authors report a family from Punjab (India) with 10 members having benign familial neonatal convulsions (also known as benign familial neonatal seizures) in two generations. This disorder is quite rare. The clinical presentation of index case along with the findings of computed tomography of the brain and electroencephalograph is described. Important features of all the family members along with a brief review of the literature are also given.