Presentation of an unusual patient with Lafora disease.

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Lafora disease is a rare, fatal, autosomal recessive progressive myoclonic epilepsy. The condition is characterised by seizures, myoclonus and dementia. In this case report, a patient who presented with generalised tonic-clonic seizures at the age of 30 is discussed. Until the age of 48, the patient did not have myoclonic jerks or ataxia clinically, but had well controlled seizures. He developed dementia and late...

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