OBJECTIVE Myoclonic epilepsy is a common epileptic syndrome with high genetic contribution. We described a pedigree in which 10 individuals presented with a non-progressive, adult-onset myoclonic epilepsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS The pedigree was constructed and analyzed. Six affected members were studied with clinical grounds, mental status, neurophysiology, video-electroencephalographic (EEG)...

------------------------------INDICATIONS AND USAGE-------------------------Levetiracetam in Sodium Chloride Injection is an antiepileptic drug indicated for adults (16 years and older) with the following seizure types when oral administration is temporarily not feasible. • Partial onset seizures (1.1) • Myoclonic seizures in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (1.2) • Primarygeneralized ...

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is a common idiopathic generalized epilepsy syndrome with the prevalence of 6 to 12% among all patients with epilepsy based on hospital and clinical records [1, 2]. As a specific electroclinical syndrome, it is characterized by a genetic predisposition, no evidence of neurological or intellectual deficit and by mandatory or typical myoclonic seizures alone (irr...

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of levetiracetam (LEV) as either 'de novo' (monotherapy) or 'add-on' therapy in patients with different generalised epilepsies characterised by myoclonic seizures from an observational study. METHODS We evaluated 35 patients (21 female, mean age 24.7 years) with different types of generalised epilepsies (juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), seve...

This article reviews the ictal and interictal EEG findings associated with a select group of generalized seizures. These include absence seizures, myoclonic seizures seen in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, idiopathic generalized tonic clonic seizures, infantile spasms, and atypical absence, tonic, and atonic seizures associated with the Lennox Gastaut syndrome.