Journal article
Definition and diagnostic criteria of sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy
P Tinuper, F Bisulli, JH Cross, D Hesdorffer, P Kahane, L Nobili, F Provini, IE Scheffer, L Tassi, L Vignatelli, C Bassetti, F Cirignotta, C Derry, A Gambardella, R Guerrini, P Halasz, L Licchetta, M Mahowald, R Manni, C Marini Show all
Neurology | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2016
Abstract
The syndrome known as nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy is recognized worldwide and has been studied in a wide range of clinical and scientific settings (epilepsy, sleep medicine, neurosurgery, pediatric neurology, epidemiology, genetics). Though uncommon, it is of considerable interest to practicing neurologists because of complexity in differential diagnosis from more common, benign sleep disorders such as parasomnias, or other disorders like psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.Moreover, misdiagnosis can have substantial adverse consequences on patients' lives. At present, there is no consensus definition of this disorder and disagreement persists about its core electroclinical features and th..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by IRCCS Institute of Neuroscience of Bologna, Cyberonics, UCB Pharma, EISAI, and Ecupharma. P. Tinuper, L. Licchetta, B. Mostacci, and F. Bisulli are recipients of a Telethon grant (GGP13200 to P.T.) for research into nocturnal seizures.