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Case Report on a Generalized Epilepsy in a Patient Suffering from Parkinson’s Disease
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Abstract
A “loss of postural reflexes’.is well-known in patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease. So far, this symptom has been regarded as an entity that is connected with the pathology of Parkinson’s disease itself and never questioned as being a distinct syndrome. However, two case reports describe single patients suffering from myoclonic attacks and Parkinson’s disease (Scarpino et al., 1990; Yoshida et al., 1993). We below describe a further patient, suffering from myoclonic attacks, EEG alterations and Parkinson’s disease.
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Sodium Valproate Generalize Epilepsy Photic Stimulation Postural Reflex Drop Attack
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