Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy (Lafora Type)

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-2-1-4

Keywords:

Myoclonus Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Eccrine Duct Cells

Abstract

The diagnosis of Lafora's syndrome, progressive myoclonus epilepsy and intracytoplasmic periodic acid-Schiff-positive inclusions (Lafora bodies), was made by skin biopsy in a 16-year-old girl at the Depts of Pathology and Dermatology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.

Published

1988-01-01

Issue

Section

Degenerative Diseases