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Epileptic drop attack

Known as: drop seizures, drop attacks, astatic seizure 
Seizures characterized by a sudden loss or diminution of muscle tone, which may be fragmentary, confined to a segment (limb, jaw, head), or massive… 
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Drop AttackSeizuresnervous system disorder
EPILEPSY, FEMALE-RESTRICTED, WITH MENTAL RETARDATION (disorder)EPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY, CHILDHOOD-ONSETEPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY, EARLY INFANTILE, 19Epileptic Encephalopathy, Early Infantile, 4

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2012
2012
First long-term experience with the orphan drug rufinamide in children with myoclonic-astatic epilepsy (Doose syndrome).
2009
2009
Repeat magnetoencephalography and surgeries to eliminate atonic seizures of non-lesional frontal lobe epilepsy
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsies Recognized by the International League Against Epilepsy
Summary:  There are eight syndromes currently recognized by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) that would fit the… 
2005
2005
[Clinical and electroencephalographic aspects of late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis].
AIMS In this paper we describe the clinical characteristics, and particularly the epileptic seizures and electroencephalographic… 
2004
2004
Unilateral closed-lip schizencephaly and epilepsy: a comparison with cases of unilateral polymicrogyria
2002
2002
Successful treatment of pharmacoresistent continuous spike wave activity during slow sleep with levetiracetam
Atypical benign partial epilepsy offers a broad spectrum and a variable clinical course. Some patients only have short periods of… 
2001
2001
Atypical benign partial epilepsy/pseudo-Lennox syndrome.
The purpose of this report is to describe the full clinical and electroencephalograpic spectrum of atypical benign partial… 
1992
1992
Video‐EEG Analysis of Drop Seizures in Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy of Early Childhood (Doose Syndrome)
Summary: We studied 36 drop seizures in 5 patients with myoclonic astatic epilepsy of early childhood (MAEE) with simultaneous… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
The Axial Spasm—The Predominant Type of Drop Seizure in Patients with Secondary Generalized Epilepsy
Summary: In 45 patients suffering from secondary generalized epilepsy, we have recorded 239 drop seizures both by radio… 
1984
1984
Pseudocataplexy: gelastic-atonic seizures.
Gelastic-atonic seizures are characterized by laughing and then loss of muscle tone. They are difficult to differentiate from… 
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