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Rev Neurol ; 24(136): 1551-3, 1996 Dec.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9064176

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INTRODUCTION: Sleep electrical status epilepticus (SESE) is a rare entity whose diagnosis depends or showing spike and wave complexes on the EEG during more than 85% of the duration of NoREM sleep. Typically it presents in children, most of whom have subjacent epilepsy. It is currently accepted that SESE is asymptomatic, although its persistence may give rise to severe neuropsychological sequelae. There are no references to sleep disorders in these patients. We present the case of a seven year old girl with SESE, hypersomnia and secondary nocturnal enuresis. CLINICAL CASE: The seven year old patient had a past history of simple partial crises with motor symptoms. There was progressive hypersomnia and nocturnal enuresis. The polysomnogram showed SESE. The Test for Multiple Latencies in Sleep (TMLS) showed pathological diurnal somnolence. HLA DR2 typing was negative. Neuropsychological study showed severe alterations in the language area, with a normal intelligence quotient. CONCLUSIONS: The new findings presented suggested that SESE is an intrinsic sleep disorder and not merely an EEG pattern. Since it occurs in children, sometimes with neuropsychological deficits, systematic TMLS should be done. The association of hypersomnia, changes in immediate visual memory and autistic regression suggest involvement of the limbic system.


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Sleep, REM , Status Epilepticus/diagnosis , Brain/physiopathology , Child , Disorders of Excessive Somnolence/complications , Electroencephalography , Enuresis/complications , Female , Humans , Language Disorders/diagnosis , Polysomnography , Status Epilepticus/complications , Status Epilepticus/physiopathology
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