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When sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (SHE) met Charles Darwin and Francis Galton.
Neurology - 1 Aug 2017
Parrino Liborio, Pavesi Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (SHE) is characterized by short-lasting seizures patterned by repetitive and stereotyped motor events in the same person. In autosomal dominant SHE, genetic factors play a well-known key role. In The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals, Charles Darwin quotes a plausible example of SHE illustrated by his cousin Sir Francis Galton: "the gentleman…lay fast asleep on his back...
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