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Language-induced epilepsy, acquired stuttering, and idiopathic generalized epilepsy: phenotypic study of one family.
Epilepsia - 1 Apr 2006
Valenti Maria Paola, Rudolf Gabrielle, Carré Sophie, Vrielynck Pascal, Thibault Anne, Szepetowski Pierre, Hirsch Edouard
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Language-induced epilepsy involves seizure precipitation by speaking, reading, and writing. Seizures are similar to those of reading epilepsy (RE). The nosologic position of language-induced epilepsy is not clear. We performed a clinical and neurophysiological study in a multigenerational family with the association of idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) with ictal stuttering as a manifestation of...
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