Startle disease-two sibling cases
Startle disease (hyperekplexia) is a rare non-epileptic disorder characterized by hypertonia, generalized stiffness and brief muscle jerks in response to unexpected auditory, somatosensory and visual stimuli. In this paper, two siblings with generalized stiffness and sudden muscle jerks to un...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2005-07-01
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| author | Mürüvet Elkay Faruk Incecik M Ozlem Hergüner Göksel Leblebisatan Sakir Altunbaşak |
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Startle disease (hyperekplexia) is a rare non-epileptic disorder characterized by hypertonia, generalized stiffness and brief muscle jerks in response to unexpected auditory, somatosensory and visual stimuli. In this paper, two siblings with generalized stiffness and sudden muscle jerks to unexpected stimuli of various types are presented. They were previously misdiagnosed as epilepsy and treated with the conventional antiepileptic drugs. We wanted to call attention to and increase awareness of this rare disease and its differential diagnosis to avoid unnecessary investigations and treatment.
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| spelling | doaj-art-ba7cf303b6e94928abeb473608ebd82c2025-08-20T02:55:39ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212005-07-01473Startle disease-two sibling casesMürüvet Elkay0Faruk IncecikM Ozlem HergünerGöksel LeblebisatanSakir AltunbaşakDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey. Startle disease (hyperekplexia) is a rare non-epileptic disorder characterized by hypertonia, generalized stiffness and brief muscle jerks in response to unexpected auditory, somatosensory and visual stimuli. In this paper, two siblings with generalized stiffness and sudden muscle jerks to unexpected stimuli of various types are presented. They were previously misdiagnosed as epilepsy and treated with the conventional antiepileptic drugs. We wanted to call attention to and increase awareness of this rare disease and its differential diagnosis to avoid unnecessary investigations and treatment. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2729 |
| spellingShingle | Mürüvet Elkay Faruk Incecik M Ozlem Hergüner Göksel Leblebisatan Sakir Altunbaşak Startle disease-two sibling cases The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Startle disease-two sibling cases |
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| title_short | Startle disease-two sibling cases |
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| url | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2729 |
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