Epilepsy, Acquired Aphasia with Focal Cortical Dysplasia

A six year old boy having complex partial seizures with secondary generalization of four months duration developing isolated expressive dysphasia, later progressing to global aphasia is being reported. His awake EEG showed a left temporal spike wave discharge and sleep EEG showed continuous spike a...

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Main Authors: Girija A.S, Somanath V
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1999-01-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Online Access:http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=1999;volume=2;issue=4;spage=177;epage=180;aulast=Girija;type=0
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description A six year old boy having complex partial seizures with secondary generalization of four months duration developing isolated expressive dysphasia, later progressing to global aphasia is being reported. His awake EEG showed a left temporal spike wave discharge and sleep EEG showed continuous spike and ware discharges. MR imaging demonstrated focal cortical dysplasia in the left frontal and opercular region, a combination that has not been reported earlier.
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spelling doaj.art-814a363941814b95bde6e32f0b638f982022-12-22T00:44:13ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology0972-23271998-35491999-01-0124177180Epilepsy, Acquired Aphasia with Focal Cortical DysplasiaGirija A.SSomanath VA six year old boy having complex partial seizures with secondary generalization of four months duration developing isolated expressive dysphasia, later progressing to global aphasia is being reported. His awake EEG showed a left temporal spike wave discharge and sleep EEG showed continuous spike and ware discharges. MR imaging demonstrated focal cortical dysplasia in the left frontal and opercular region, a combination that has not been reported earlier.http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=1999;volume=2;issue=4;spage=177;epage=180;aulast=Girija;type=0
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Epilepsy, Acquired Aphasia with Focal Cortical Dysplasia
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
title Epilepsy, Acquired Aphasia with Focal Cortical Dysplasia
title_full Epilepsy, Acquired Aphasia with Focal Cortical Dysplasia
title_fullStr Epilepsy, Acquired Aphasia with Focal Cortical Dysplasia
title_full_unstemmed Epilepsy, Acquired Aphasia with Focal Cortical Dysplasia
title_short Epilepsy, Acquired Aphasia with Focal Cortical Dysplasia
title_sort epilepsy acquired aphasia with focal cortical dysplasia
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