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. 2015 Jul;29(7):50.
doi: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-29-7-1.

Todd Paralysis in Rolandic Epilepsy

Pasquale Striano  1 , Maria Stella Vari  1
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Todd Paralysis in Rolandic Epilepsy

Pasquale Striano et al. Pediatr Neurol Briefs. 2015 Jul.

Abstract

Investigators from University of Gaziantep, Turkey described the clinical and EEG findings of patients with benign epilepsy of childhood with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) experiencing postictal Todd paralysis.

Keywords: Migraine; Post-Ictal Paresis; Rolandic Epilepsy.

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