Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is characterized by myoclonic jerks on awakening, generalized tonic--clonic seizures (GTCS) and is associated with absence seizures in more than one third of cases. Fifteen patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy were studied with regard to their clinical profile, EEG data and sleep EEG findings. There was a delay in the diagnosis of JME (mean of 3.5 years) d...
