We report antiphospholipid antibody positivity in three of a consecutive series of
23 children presenting partial epileptic seizures. There was no clinical or serological
evidence of systemic lupus erythematosus or other connective-tissue disease.
Neither computed tomography nor magnetic resonance imaging revealed ischemic alteration.
The presence of antiphospholipid antibodies in 3/23 children may indicate that immune-mediated
neuronal damage could be a pathogenetic mechanism for partial epilepsy.
Antiphospholipid antibodies - Partial seizures -Childhood
