Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy: Clinical Analysis and Relation to SCN1A Mutations in a Japanese Cohort Hirokazu Oguni* Kitami Hayashi* Makiko Osawa* Yutaka Awaya† Yukio Fukuyama‡ Goryu Fukuma§ Shinichi Hirose§…
Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy: Dravet Syndrome Charlotte Dravet* Michelle Bureau* Hirokazu Oguni† Yukio Fukuyama‡ Ozlem Cokar§ *Centre Saint-Paul-Hôpital Henri Gastaut, Marseille, France †Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Department of Pediatrics,…
Myoclonic Status in Nonprogressive Encephalopathies Bernardo Dalla Bernardina* Elena Fontana* Francesca Darra* *Servizio Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Policlinico G.B. Rossi, Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy Introduction The existence in infants and young…
Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsies: EPM1, EPM2A, EPM2B Elayne M. Chan* Danielle M. Andrade* Silvana Franceschetti† Berge Minassian‡ *Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada †Department…
Pathophysiology of Myoclonic Epilepsies Renzo Guerrini* Paolo Bonanni* Lucio Parmeggiani* Mark Hallett† Hirokazu Oguni‡ *Epilepsy, Neurophysiology, Neurogenetics Unit, University of Pisa and Research Institute ‘Stella Maris’ Foundation, Pisa, Italy †Human…
Ontogeny of the Reticular Formation: Its Possible Relation to the Myoclonic Epilepsies Harvey B. Sarnat Alberta Children’s Hospital, Pediatrics (Neurology) and Pathology (Neuropathy), Calgary, Alberta, Canada Introduction The reticular formation…
History and Classification of “Myoclonic” Epilepsies: From Seizures to Syndromes to Diseases Pierre Genton* Joseph Roger* Renzo Guerrini† Marco T. Medina‡ Michelle Bureau* Charlotte Dravet* Antonio V. Delgado-Escueta§ *Centre Saint-Paul,…
Spinal Imaging Introduction The established view of the pre-eminence of MRI in spinal imaging is now being challenged by the growing appreciation of the value of MDCT. This is obvious…
Vascular Imaging in Ischaemic Stroke and TIA Introduction Acute brain ischaemia is the expression of primary vascular, and not brain, pathology. Accurate diagnosis of the vessel pathology is urgent and…
Cranial Nerve Palsies 7-12 Introduction The cranial nerves 7-12 arise in the brainstem, medulla, or upper cervical spine and exit the cranium from the posterior fossa. Clinically they present with…
