Article
Electroencephalographic changes and seizures in familial hemiplegic migraine patients with the CACNA1A gene S218L mutation.
Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia - 1 Aug 2008
Chan Yee-Cheun, Burgunder Jean-Marc, Wilder-Smith Einar, Chew Soh-Eng, Lam-Mok-Sing Karen M J, Sharma Vijay, Ong Benjamin K C
Abstract excerpt
The S218L CACNA1A mutation has been previously described in two families with familial hemiplegic migraine. We present three siblings with the mutation with the novel association of childhood seizures, and highlight the dynamic changes seen on electroencephalography during hemiplegic migraine attacks. Depressed activity contralateral to the hemiparesis was seen on electroencephalography during acute hemiplegic...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.