Abstract
Startle epilepsy is provoked by unexpected sensory stimuli, mainly auditory, and reveals
subsequent tonic posturing of the limbs. We present a case of intractable startle
epilepsy with infantile hemiplegia and discuss the indications for a hemispherotomy.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
March 11,
2009
Received:
January 23,
2009
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© 2009 Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
