Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy with genetic diagnosis: description of a case series in a tertiary referral hospital.

Introduction: Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy (SHE) is characterized by asymmetric tonic/dystonic posturing and/or complex hyperkinetic seizures occurring mostly during sleep. Experts agree that SHE should be considered a unique syndrome.

Purpose: We present 8 cases of SHE for which a genetic diagnosis was carried out using a multigene epilepsy panel.