Article: Researchers from Hacettepe University, Medical Department report on findings in epilepsy.(Clinical report)

"Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) is a rare form of focal motor status epilepticus. There is typically a predilection for facial and distal limb involvement, but rarely trunk or abdomen muscles may be affected," scientists in Ankara, Turkey report (see also Epilepsy).

"Rarely, EPC may also present in association with cortical dysplasia. In this report, we describe the clinical, neuroimaging and ictal electroencephalographic findings of a Young woman presenting with persistent myoclonic twitches of the abdominal muscles that were considered to represent a rare manifestation of EPC Clue to cortical dysplasia. To the best Of Our knowledge, this is the first report ...

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