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. 2011 Apr 12;76(15):1355-7.
doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182152808.

Tonic seizures: a diagnostic clue of anti-LGI1 encephalitis?

Danielle M Andrade  1 , Peter Tai, Josep Dalmau, Richard Wennberg
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Tonic seizures: a diagnostic clue of anti-LGI1 encephalitis?

Danielle M Andrade et al. Neurology. .
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Figure. Ictal EEG (patient 1) using extended 10–20 system with surface sphenoidal (zygomatic) electrodes, displaying a combination of circular and longitudinal bipolar montages
The arrow indicates the onset of movement, which occurred after a generalized EEG electrodecremental event (EDE). The onset of EDEs could precede by as much as 500 msec the onset of the more prolonged abnormal movements, indicating that the motor events were indeed epileptic tonic seizures.
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