Startle disease -: two sibling cases
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Tarih
2005
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Yayıncı
Turkish J Pediatrics
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Startle disease (hyperekplexia) is a rare non-epileptic disorder characterized by hypertonia, generalized stiffness and brief muscle jerks in response to unexpected auditory, somatosensory and visual stimuli. In this paper, two siblings with generalized stiffness and sudden muscle jerks to unexpected stimuli of various types are presented. They were previously misdiagnosed as epilepsy and treated with the conventional antiepileptic drugs. We wanted to call attention to and increase awareness of this rare disease and its differential diagnosis to avoid unnecessary investigations and treatment.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
startle, hyperekplexia, differential diagnosis
Kaynak
Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
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Cilt
47
Sayı
3
