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Effective Surgical Management of Coexisting DNET-Related Focal Epilepsy and Epilepsy with Eyelid Myoclonia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2026

Roberta Cutellè ,
Angelo Pascarella Open the ORCID record for Angelo Pascarella [Opens in a new window] ,
Sara Gasparini ,
Vittoria Cianci ,
Giovanbattista Gaspare Tripodi ,
Caterina Consuelo Paleologo ,
Anna Mammì ,
Antonio Armentano ,
Alessandra Porcelli  and
Mauro Campello
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Roberta Cutellè
Affiliation:
Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro , Italy Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Angelo Pascarella*
Affiliation:
Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro , Italy Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Sara Gasparini
Affiliation:
Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro , Italy Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Vittoria Cianci
Affiliation:
Neurology Unit, Great Metropolitan Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Giovanbattista Gaspare Tripodi
Affiliation:
Neurology Unit, Great Metropolitan Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Caterina Consuelo Paleologo
Affiliation:
Neurology Unit, Great Metropolitan Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Anna Mammì
Affiliation:
Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro , Italy
Antonio Armentano
Affiliation:
Neuroradiology Unit, Great Metropolitan “Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli” Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Alessandra Porcelli
Affiliation:
Neuroradiology Unit, Great Metropolitan “Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli” Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Mauro Campello
Affiliation:
Neurosurgery Unit, Great Metropolitan “Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli” Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Umberto Aguglia
Affiliation:
Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro , Italy Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Edoardo Ferlazzo
Affiliation:
Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro , Italy Regional Epilepsy Centre, Great Metropolitan Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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Corresponding author: Angelo Pascarella; Email: a.pascarella@unicz.it
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Keywords

Epilepsy surgeryeyelid myocloniaJeavons syndromephotosensitivityquality of life

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Letter to the Editor: New Observation
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , First View , pp. 1 - 5
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© The Author(s), 2026. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation

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Roberta Cutellè and Angelo Pascarella contributed equally.

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