Mechanism
By Jacques Emmery, General Practitioner, “Order of Tarn’s doctors”’ vice-president
This syndrome remains very mysterious, both in its causes and in its onset. Many hypotheses have been proposed, but none has brought a solution so far. It seems that the disturbance of some biochemical mechanisms in the brain cells causes the seizures, the fever mechanism being both an onset factor and an aggravating factor, creating a vicious circle which is hard to escape.