Author/Authors :
Najafi, Mohammad Reza Department of Neurology, Isfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Medical School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan , Chitsaz, Ahmad Department of Neurology, Isfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Medical School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, , Najafi, Mohammad Amin Department of Neurology, Isfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Medical School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan,
Abstract :
Epilepsy is more common in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) than in the general population, occurring in 2-3% of patients.
Convulsions may be either tonic–clonic in nature or partial complex. In these individuals, seizures most likely result from lesions
present in the cerebral cortex and subcortical white matter. A Jacksonian seizure is a type of simple partial seizure characterized by
abnormal movements that begin in one group of muscles and progress to adjacent groups of muscles. We describe a case of Jacksonian
seizure as the relapse symptom of MS. Focal motor seizures of this patient have been observed before and presumably marking the
clinical onset or during acute bouts of MS. In this case, Jacksonian seizures appear to be the sign of a flare of MS, while the majority
of seizures had been reported occur unrelated to MS relapses.
