Absence of clinical or physiological changes during short-term cerebellar stimulation in a patient with Lafora body disease

A 17-year-old girl with Lafora body disease received short-term stimulation but her epilepsy failed to improve and no changes were detected in her EEG. Neither visual nor somatosensory evoked potentials were changed by short bursts of cerebellar stimulation.

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Published in:Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry neurosurgery and psychiatry, 1981-04, Vol.44 (4), p.364-366
Main Authors: Wright, G D, McLellan, D L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biopsy
Cerebellum - pathology
Cerebellum - physiopathology
Electric Stimulation
Electroencephalography
Epilepsies, Myoclonic - pathology
Epilepsies, Myoclonic - physiopathology
Female
Humans
Visual Perception - physiology
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Summary:A 17-year-old girl with Lafora body disease received short-term stimulation but her epilepsy failed to improve and no changes were detected in her EEG. Neither visual nor somatosensory evoked potentials were changed by short bursts of cerebellar stimulation.
ISSN:0022-3050
1468-330X
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.44.4.364