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- The report discusses Japanese twin brothers who experienced ictal vomiting during infancy, which is a type of vomiting related to seizures.
- They suffered from persistent, severe seizures, including generalized tonic-clonic convulsions and myoclonic seizures as they got older.
- A genetic mutation linked to a sodium channel was identified, confirming the diagnosis of severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy, marking the first report of ictal vomiting as an initial symptom of this condition.
Article Abstract
We report on 3-year-old Japanese twin brothers suffering from ictal vomiting during infancy. Intractable seizures, including generalized tonic-clonic convulsions, and myoclonic seizures persisted in late infancy. The diagnosis of severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy was confirmed by detecting a mutation in the voltage-gated sodium channel alpha subunit type gene. This is the first case report addressing ictal vomiting as the initial presentation of severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy.
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