Familial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy in Twins

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-10-9-13

Keywords:

Familial Temporal Lobe, Autonomic Symptoms, Infrequent Complex Partial Seizures

Abstract

A new syndrome of familial temporal lobe epilepsy is described in 38 subjects from 13 unrelated families and was first identified in 5 concordant monozygotic twin pairs at the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Twin Registry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.

Published

1996-09-01

Issue

Section

Seizure Disorders