Early and Late Intracortical Inhibition in Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
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Myoclonic status epilepticus in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
BACKGROUND Myoclonic status epilepticus (MSE) is rarely found in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) and its clinical features are not well described. We aimed to analyze MSE incidence, precipitating factors and clinical course by studying patients with JME from a large outpatient epilepsy clinic. METHODS We retrospectively screened all patients with JME treated at the Department of Neurology, ...
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CONCLUSION We conclude that despite inevitable variability the clinical picture of JME is characteristic. It is easy to diagnose JME if one thinks of it while the history should be thoroughly analyzed. An EEG recording during sleep confirms the diagnosis. An early diagnosis of JME permits adequate prognosis of the subsequent course of epilepsy, and adequate therapy brings remission in most of t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Epilepsia
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0013-9580,1528-1167
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb00318.x