how to cite this article: najafi mr, najafi ma, safaei a. association of family history of epilepsy with earlier age onset of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. iran j child neurol. spring 2016; 10(2):10-15. abstract objective juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (jme) is supposedly the most frequent subtype of idiopathic generalized epilepsies (ige). the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of j...

2. In treatment of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, the following is true except: a. Phenobarbitone is an effective treatment for generalized tonic seizures and myoclonic seizures b. Lamotrigine exaggerates myoclonic seizures in 50% of patients c. Levetiracetam has potent antimyoclonic effects d. Life long treatment with a proper AED is recommended for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy e. Pregabalin is a...

conclusions it became clear at the end of the study that the effectiveness of two drugs were the same and they didn’t have any meaningful difference. according to the result gained from this study, levetiracetam is a proper alternative treatment instead of sodium valproate which has appropriate effectiveness along with lower complications. results comparison of mean generalized tonic colonic at...

Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsies: Clinical Syndromes and Pathogenesis. Most kinds of idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGE) such as juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), absence epilepsy in infancy (CAE), myoclonic absence epilepsy (MAE), juvenile absence epilepsy

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is the most frequent idiopathic generalized epilepsy syndrome. It is characterized by predominant myoclonic jerks of upper limbs, often provoked by cognitive activities, and typically responsive to treatment with sodium valproate. Neurophysiological, neuropsychological and imaging studies in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy have consistently pointed towards subtle abnorma...

Clinical experience in open-label studies and anectodal reports suggest that levetiracetam is effective in generalized epilepsy. In this open-label prospective study, 19 patients (3 men, 16 women) affected by idiopathic generalized epilepsy were followed for at least 6 months following the introduction of levetiracetam. Patients were categorized according to syndrome subtype: juvenile myoclonic...

Carbamazepine in the treatment of generalised tonic clonic seizures in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is characterised by bilateral myoclonic jerks on wakening, and generalised tonic clonic seizures with onset in the mid-teens, which may be preceded by typical absences in 33% of patients.' Findings on EEG include bilateral spikes or multiple spike-slow wave discharges a...

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is the most common form of idiopathic generalized epilepsy with onset at puberty or late teenage years. About 80-90% of patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy respond to appropriate antiepileptic treatment and achieve seizure freedom, and about 15% of patients become intractable. Valproic acid, levetiracetam, lamotrigine, topiramate and zonisamide are used as firs...

Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy recognition and its cognitive effect were investigated through Welch Periodogram analysis of EEG signals. The micro-volt brain delicate signals were measured by our laboratory KL-720 system with Kl-75004 Electroencephalogram module, after careful adjustments. The digital signal processing DSP proved itself through the MATLAB software as useful analyzing tool for the ...