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Presentation of an unusual patient with Lafora disease Volume 14, issue 1, March 2012



Figure 1 EEG revealed brief generalised epileptiform activities on a slow background.



Figure 2 Lafora bodies in axillary biopsy, examined by haematoxylin/eosin staining.



Figure 3 Lafora bodies in axillary biopsy, examined by PAS staining.



Figure 4 Alternating 5.5-Hz resting tremor resembling Parkinson's disease. Channels: left deltoid, biceps brachii, flexors of forearm, extensors of forearm, and abductor pollicis brevis.



Figure 5 High-amplitude C reflex from biceps and deltoid muscles, elicited with the excitation of median nerve with 8 mA, at the same side. Channels: right abductor pollicis brevis, left deltoid, biceps brachii, flexors of forearm, extensors of forearm, and left abductor pollicis brevis.