Myoclonic epilepsy refers to a family of epilepsies that present with myoclonus. When myoclonic jerks are occasionally associated with abnormal brain...
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Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), also known as Janz syndrome or impulsive petit mal, is a form of hereditary, idiopathic generalized epilepsy, representing...
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Myoclonic astatic epilepsy (MAE), also known as myoclonic atonic epilepsy or Doose syndrome, and renamed "Epilepsy with myoclonic-atonic seizures" in...
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Dravet syndrome (redirect from Severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy)
known as severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI), is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder which causes a catastrophic form of epilepsy, with prolonged...
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Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsies (PME) are a rare group of inherited neurodegenerative diseases characterized by myoclonus, resistance to treatment, and...
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Myoclonus (redirect from Myoclonic twitch)
forms of essential myoclonus may be a type of epilepsy with no known cause. Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) usually consists of jerking and muscle twitches...
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MERRF syndrome (redirect from Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers)
MERRF syndrome (or myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers) is a mitochondrial disease. It is extremely rare, and has varying degrees of expressivity...
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Absence seizure (redirect from Absence epilepsy)
syndromes are childhood absence epilepsy, epilepsy with myoclonic absences, juvenile absence epilepsy and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Other proposed syndromes...
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Lafora disease (redirect from Lafora progressive myoclonic epilepsy)
Nebojša; Romac, Stanka (2016-05-02). "Genetics of Lafora progressive myoclonic epilepsy: current perspectives". The Application of Clinical Genetics. 9: 49–53...
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juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is a common form of epilepsy, accounting for ~10% of all cases and ~25% of cases of idiopathic generalized epilepsies. Many...
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seizure syndromes, including myoclonic epilepsy, familial neonatal convulsions, childhood absence epilepsy, absence epilepsy, infantile spasms (West's syndrome)...
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examples are benign rolandic epilepsy (2.8 per 100,000), childhood absence epilepsy (0.8 per 100,000) and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (0.7 per 100,000). Severe...
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idiopathic generalized epilepsies (specifically childhood absence epilepsy, juvenile absence epilepsy, juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and epilepsy with generalized...
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GEFS+ is also now believed to encompass three other epilepsy disorders: severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI), which is also known as Dravet's syndrome...
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Spinal muscular atrophy with progressive myoclonic epilepsy (SMA-PME), sometimes called Jankovic–Rivera syndrome, is a very rare neurodegenerative disease...
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Lamotrigine (section Epilepsy)
absence epilepsy and other generalized epilepsy syndromes, including primary generalized tonic–clonic seizures, juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, and Lennox-Gastaut...
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Reflex seizure (redirect from Epilepsy, reflex)
generalized, myoclonic, or absence seizures. Epilepsy syndromes characterized by repeated reflex seizures are known as reflex epilepsies. Photosensitive...
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Unverricht–Lundborg disease (redirect from Myoclonus progressive epilepsy of Unverricht and Lundborg)
general, it is often mistaken for another more common epilepsy, in many cases juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). These episodes of myoclonus may be caused...
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Anticonvulsant (redirect from Epilepsy drug)
S2CID 44798815. Plosker GL (November 2012). "Stiripentol: in severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (dravet syndrome)". CNS Drugs. 26 (11): 993–1001. doi:10...
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ischemic attacks Hearing loss Weight loss Myoclonic epilepsy and ragged-red fibers (MERRF) Progressive myoclonic epilepsy Clumps of diseased mitochondria accumulate...
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Epilepsy, juvenile myoclonic 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EJM3 gene. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information...
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Meige's Blepharospasm Athetosis Chorea Choreoathetosis Myoclonus Myoclonic epilepsy Akathisia Tremor Essential tremor Intention tremor Restless legs Stiff-person...
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Epilepsy can affect employment for a variety of reasons. Many employers are reluctant to hire a person they know has epilepsy, even if the seizures are...
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Maisie Adam (category People with epilepsy)
Journalism from 2004 to 2011. At 14, Adam was diagnosed with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Adam attended St Aidan's Church of England High School in Harrogate...
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phosphorylation. Such defects may result in myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF). Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF) is a rare...
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during translation. Mutations in MT-TT have been associated with myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF), and cause mitochondrial energy deficiencies...
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PRICKLE1-related progressive myoclonus epilepsy with ataxia is a very rare genetic disorder which is characterized by myoclonic epilepsy and ataxia. Ataxia is usually...
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in the MT-TK gene are associated with myoclonic epilepsy and ragged-red fiber disease (MERRF). Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF) is a disorder...
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Meige's Blepharospasm Athetosis Chorea Choreoathetosis Myoclonus Myoclonic epilepsy Akathisia Tremor Essential tremor Intention tremor Restless legs Stiff-person...
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