Neuropediatrics 1992; 23(3): 162-164
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1071334
Case report

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Early Epileptic Encephalopathy with Suppression Bursts and Olivary-Dentate Dysplasia

O.  Robain1 , O.  Dulac1,2
  • 1Service de Neuropédiatrie, Hôpital Saint Vincent de Paul, 82 Avenue Denfert Rochereau, Paris cx 14, France
  • 2INSERM U 29, Hôpital Saint Vincent de Paul, 82 Avenue Denfert Rochereau, Paris cx 14, France
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Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

Abstract

A case of neonatal epileptic encephalopathy with suppression-bursts associated with olivary dentate nuclei dysplasia is reported. This unusual association shows that the so-called Ohtahara syndrome could correspond to several different brain malformations sometimes disclosable only by neuropathological examination.

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