Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy (Lafora Type)

Abstract

The diagnosis of Lafora's syndrome, progressive myoclonus epilepsy and intracytoplasmic periodic acid-Schiff-positive inclusions (Lafora bodies), was made by skin biopsy in a 16-year-old girl at the Depts of Pathology and Dermatology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.

Keywords

• myoclonus epilepsy
• tonic-clonic seizure
• eccrine duct cells