Chronic post-hypoxic myoclonus, also known as Lance-Adams syndrome (LAS) is a neurological complication characterized by uncontrolled myoclonic jerks following cardiac arrest. In this article, clinical manifestation and symptomatic treatment options are discussed especially concerning the rationale of use of levatiracetam in patients with Lance-Adams syndrome. Clinical presentation is action my...

how to cite this article:  ilik f, ilik mk, çöven i. levatiracetam for the management of lance-adams syndrome. iran j child neurol. 2014 spring 8(2):57-59.   chronic post-hypoxic myoclonus, also known as lance-adams syndrome (las) is a neurological complication characterized by uncontrolled myoclonic jerks following cardiac arrest. in this article, clinical manifestation and symptomatic treatme...

how to cite this article: hashemiaghdam a, sharifi a, miri m, tafakhori a. seizure-control effect of levatiracetam on juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and other epileptic syndromes: literature review of recent studies. iran j child neurol. spring 2015;9(2):1-8. abstract objective various epileptic syndromes may present in adolescence and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (jme) is known to be the most comm...

A 22-year-old woman presented with a history of multiple spells of dizziness, difficulty speaking and occasional loss of consciousness lasting for up to one hour. The patient had been initially diagnosed with epilepsy and treated with Levatiracetam without success. The physical finding of decreased left carotid and radial pulses raised suspicion for Takayasu arteriitis and the patient was refer...

Aim: We investigated the connection between D vitamin and factors such as type of antiepileptic agent, patient age gender.Methods: This retrospective case-control study enrolled a total 301 participants, including 141 epilepsy patients with (n= 120) without drug (n=21) regimens followed up in Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University neurology outpatient clinic 160 healthy individuals who applied to ...

Introduction Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is the most common idiopathic generalized epileptic syndrome, mostly initiated before adolescence. It is usually preceded by myoclonic jerks (sudden brief involuntary muscle spasm) in the second decade of life. JME may be presented with different types of seizure activity. Simple bilateral myoclonic seizure is the most seen clinical presentation of...