[Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. about one case]

Myositis ossificans progressiva is a rare autosomal dominant progressive disease of connective tissue. It consists on a heterotopic osteogenesis frequently associated to characteristic congenital malformations. We report a case of a 12-year-old girl which presented a heterotopic bone formation leading gradually to ankylosis. The diagnosis was suggested when we have discovered bone bridges between the rib cage and the superior limbs. Congenital malformations, most commonly of big toes and thumbs, are important criteria to draw on the diagnosis earlier and to avoid unnecessary biopsy or resection which may trigger off a flare of the disease. Therapeutic measures are essentially preventive and the prognosis is poor

[Epilepsy in children with cerebral palsy. About 42 cases]

Epilepsy is known to have a higher association with cerebral Palsy and it's often severe. This retrospective study described 42 children with cerebral Palsy and epilepsy between 1985 and 1998 in Pediatric Department of Monastir. The mean age of patients was 6 years. The first seizure occurred during the first year of life in 47.6%. Generalized epilepsy was the predominant form [61%], followed by partial epilepsy [34.1%] and west syndrome [4.9%]. Polytherapy was required for 46.4% of patients and seizures control was achieved