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Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile
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Definition of 'Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile'A disorder characterized by the onset of myoclonus in adolescence, a marked increase in the incidence of absence seizures (see EPILEPSY, ABSENCE), and generalized major motor seizures (see EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC). The myoclonic episodes tend to occur shortly after awakening. Seizures tend to be aggravated by sleep deprivation and alcohol consumption. Hereditary and sporadic forms have been identified. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p323) |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy 25 years after seizure onset: a population-based study.
27 Sep 2009 
OBJECTIVE: To document the long-term evolution of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) in a population-based cohort. METHODS: All patients developing JME by 16 years of age in Nova Scotia between 1977 and 1985 were contacted in 2006-2008. RESULTS: ... Read more...
30 Aug 2009 Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is a common idiopathic generalized epileptic syndrome that includes generalized myoclonic seizures and commonly generalized tonic-clonic and generalized absence seizures. Before the emergence of the newer antiepileptic ... Read more...
Why do seizures in generalized epilepsy often occur in the morning?
19 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: We used transcranial magnetic stimulation to investigate the effect of diurnal variability on cortical excitability in patients with epilepsy. METHODS: Thirty drug-naive patients with epilepsy (20 idiopathic generalized epilepsy [IGE], ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Generalized spike-wave discharges and seizures with focal ictal transformation: mechanisms in absence (CAE) and myoclonic (JME) IGEs.
29 Sep 2009 - Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy 25 years after seizure onset: a population-based study. 27 Sep 2009
- Patient page. Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, a common epilepsy syndrome. 27 Sep 2009
- The first line of therapy in a girl with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: should it be valproate or a new agent? 30 Aug 2009
- Pregnancy treatment guidelines: throwing the baby out with the bath water. 30 Aug 2009
- Why do seizures in generalized epilepsy often occur in the morning? 19 Jul 2009
- Voxel-based morphometry evaluation of patients with photosensitive juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. 28 Jun 2009
- Evaluation of cognition, structural, and functional MRI in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. 30 May 2009
- Epileptic discharges and phasic sleep phenomena in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. 10 May 2009
- Provocative and inhibitory effects of a video-EEG neuropsychologic protocol in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. 10 May 2009
- DNA variants in coding region of EFHC1: SNPs do not associate with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. 29 Apr 2009
- Spectrum of epilepsy and electroencephalogram patterns in Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome: experience with 87 patients. 29 Apr 2009
- Myoclonic status misdiagnosed as movement disorders in Rett syndrome: a video-polygraphic study. 21 Apr 2009
- Personality traits related to juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: MRI reveals prefrontal abnormalities through a voxel-based morphometry study. 9 Apr 2009
- Digenic mutations in severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy. 7 Apr 2009
- Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome presenting as aseptic meningitis. 28 Mar 2009
- Levetiracetam as add-on therapy for idiopathic generalized epilepsy syndromes with onset during adolescence: analysis of two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies. 24 Mar 2009
- Cortical excitability in juvenile myoclonic epileptic patients and their asymptomatic siblings: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study. 15 Mar 2009
- Are personality traits of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy related to frontal lobe dysfunctions? A proton MRS study. 9 Mar 2009
- Magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals an epileptic network in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. 10 Feb 2009
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Technical information about 'Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile'
Definition: A disorder characterized by the onset of myoclonus in adolescence, a marked increase in the incidence of absence seizures (see EPILEPSY, ABSENCE), and generalized major motor seizures (see EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC). The myoclonic episodes tend to occur shortly after awakening. Seizures tend to be aggravated by sleep deprivation and alcohol consumption. Hereditary and sporadic forms have been identified. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p323)
Descriptor UI: D020190
Alternative terms: Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile; Epilepsies, Juvenile Myoclonic; Epilepsy, Juvenile Myoclonic; Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsies; Myoclonic Epilepsies, Juvenile; Impulsive Petit Mal, Janz; Janz Syndrome; Syndrome, Janz; Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy; Petit Mal, Impulsive, Janz; Janz Impulsive Petit Mal; Janz Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy; Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy of Janz; JME (Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy); JMEs (Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy); Myoclonic Epilepsy, Adolescent; Adolescent Myoclonic Epilepsies; Adolescent Myoclonic Epilepsy; Epilepsies, Adolescent Myoclonic; Epilepsy, Adolescent Myoclonic; Myoclonic Epilepsies, Adolescent; Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Juvenile; Impulsive Petit Mal Epilepsy;
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