Familial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy in Twins

Abstract

A new syndrome of familial temporal lobe epilepsy is described in 38 subjects from 13 unrelated families and was first identified in 5 concordant monozygotic twin pairs at the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Twin Registry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.

Keywords

• familial temporal lobe
• autonomic symptoms
• infrequent complex partial seizures