Abstract

A child with epileptic seizures had a clinical course similar to that of alternating hemiplegia of infancy (AHI). Tonic hemiplegia began at 2 months of age, and atonic alternating hemiplegia and tetraplegic attacks began at 2 years of age. Clinical findings were paroxysmal ocular movement abnormalities, choreoathetotic involuntary movements, and severe developmental retardation. An interictal EEG at 6 years of age showed multiple independent spike discharges. An ictal EEG showed diffuse irregular spike-wave and slow wave bursts following focal spikes. The present case suggests that a long-term extensive follow-up is necessary to differentiate epileptic seizures from AHI.

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