Functional Neuroimaging in Startle Epilepsy

Abstract

Researchers at the Epilepsy Unit, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Spain investigated brain areas involved in startle-induced seizures, using a functional neuroimaging approach in 4 adult patients whose seizures began at age 4 months to 10 years.

Keywords

• startle-induced seizures
• bilateral asymmetric tonic
• perirolandic area