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  • Title: Familial paroxysmal exercise-induced dyskinesia and benign epilepsy: a clinical and neurophysiological study of an uncommon disorder.
    Author: Margari L, Perniola T, Illiceto G, Ferrannini E, De Iaco MG, Presicci A, Santostasi R, Ventura P.
    Journal: Neurol Sci; 2000 Jun; 21(3):165-72. PubMed ID: 11076005.
    Abstract:
    We report a family with 6 members affected by a long-lasting paroxysmal exertion-induced dyskinesia. Fasting and stress were precipitating factors. All the patients of this family had also epileptic seizures mainly of generalised type with a favourable outcome. All patients were submitted to a neurophysiological study which included somatosensory evoked potentials by median nerve stimulation (MN-SEPs), somatosensory evoked potentials by posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTN-SEPs), brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs), visual evoked potentials (VEPs), motor evoked potentials (MEPs) by magnetic transcranial cortical stimulation (TCS) and electromyography (EMG). The neurophysiological findings suggest a hyperexcitability at the muscular and brain membrane levels, probably due to an ion channel disorder.
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