Sunflower syndrome
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Sunflower syndrome. This is a childhood onset reflex generalized epilepsy. It is typically drug resistant. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Background
- This is a childhood onset reflex generalized epilepsy
- It is typically drug resistant
Clinical features
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Associated seizures
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Associated features
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Differential diagnosis
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Electroencephalogram
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Mitigating measures
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Drug treatments
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References
- Nascimento FA, Thiele EA. Teaching Video NeuroImage: Shedding light on sunflower syndrome. Neurology 2021; 97:e749.
- Barnett JR, Fleming BM, Geenen KR, et al. Characterizing sunflower syndrome: a clinical series. Epileptic Disord 2020; 22:273-280.
- Sourbron J, Ayub N, Luo Y, Thiele EA. Ictal EEG in sunflower syndrome: provoked or unprovoked seizures? Epilepsy Behav 2020; 113:107470.
- Barnett JR, Fleming BM, Doshi SP, et al. Understanding sunflower syndrome: results of an online questionnaire. Epilepsy Behav 2021; 117:107856.
- Nava E, Mori AC, Striano P, Ramantani G. Atypical presentation of sunflower epilepsy featuring an EEG pattern of continuous spike waves during slow-wave sleep. Epileptic Disord 2021 (Online ahead of print).
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