Ictal vomiting as an initial symptom of severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy: A case report

Naomi Hino-Fukuyo; Kazuhiro Haginoya; Noriko Togashi; Mitsugu Uematsu; Taro Kitamura; Yosuke Kakisaka; Mamiko Ishitobi; Keisuke Wakusawa; Kazuie Iinuma; Hirokazu Oguni; Kazuhiro Yamakawa; Shigeru Tsuchiya

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Ictal vomiting as an initial symptom of severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy: A case report

Naomi Hino-Fukuyo, Kazuhiro Haginoya, Noriko Togashi, Mitsugu Uematsu, Taro Kitamura, Yosuke Kakisaka, Mamiko Ishitobi, Keisuke Wakusawa, Kazuie Iinuma, Hirokazu Oguni, Kazuhiro Yamakawa, Shigeru Tsuchiya

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We report on 3-year-old Japanese twin brothers suffering from ictal vomiting during infancy. Intractable seizures, including generalized tonic-clonic convulsions, and myoclonic seizures persisted in late infancy. The diagnosis of severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy was confirmed by detecting a mutation in the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunit type gene. This is the first case report addressing ictal vomiting as the initial presentation of severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	228-230
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Child Neurology
Volume	24
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073808327839
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

Ictal vomiting
Panayiotopoulos syndrome
Rolandic epilepsy
Severe myoclonic epilepsy

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Clinical Neurology

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