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Topiramate and Valproate Compared in Treatment of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

open access: yesPediatric Neurology Briefs, 2007
A pilot, randomized, controlled trial comparing topiramate (n=19) and valproate (n=9) in adolescents/adults with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) was conducted in the Childrens Hospitals of Denver, CO, and Cincinnati, OH.
J Gordon Millichap
doaj   +1 more source

Intestinal microbiome alterations in pediatric epilepsy: Implications for seizures and therapeutic approaches

open access: yesEpilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract The intestinal microbiome plays a pivotal role in maintaining host health through its involvement in gastrointestinal, immune, and central nervous system (CNS) functions. Recent evidence underscores the bidirectional communication between the microbiota, the gut, and the brain and the impact of this axis on neurological diseases, including ...
Teresa Ravizza   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiologia da epilepsia mioclônica juvenil: variação entre gêneros e prevavência. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Curso de Medicina.
Tensini, Fernando
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Genetic epilepsies with myoclonic seizures: Mechanisms and syndromes

open access: yesEpilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Genetic epilepsy with myoclonic seizures encompasses a heterogeneous spectrum of conditions, ranging from benign and self‐limiting forms to severe, progressive disorders. While their causes are diverse, a significant proportion stems from genetic abnormalities.
Antonietta Coppola   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Praxis-induced seizures in a patient with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: MEG-EEG coregistration study

open access: yesEpilepsy and Behavior Case Reports, 2016
Purpose: Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is one of the most common generalized idiopathic epilepsies of childhood and adolescence. In some patients with JME, mathematical calculus and praxis may induce myoclonic seizures.
Sira Carrasco-García de León   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Absence seizures: Update on signaling mechanisms and networks

open access: yesEpilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Absence seizures (AS) are a hallmark of genetic generalized epilepsies (GGE), characterized by brief episodes of impaired consciousness accompanied by electroencephalographic spike‐and‐wave discharges (SWDs). Traditionally attributed to cortico‐thalamo‐cortical (CTC) dysrhythmia, emerging evidence suggests a more intricate pathophysiological ...
Ozlem Akman, Filiz Onat
wiley   +1 more source

Intestinal-Cell Kinase and Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy.

open access: yes, 2019
peer reviewedWith regard to the article by Bailey et al. (March 15, 2018, issue) on the potential role of variants in the gene encoding intestinal cell kinase (ICK) in genetic generalized epilepsies, including juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: We attempted ...
BALLING, Rudi   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Structural Brain Abnormality in JME

open access: yesPediatric Neurology Briefs, 1999
An automated and objective technique of statistical parametric mapping was employed in the analysis of structural MRI from 20 patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) and 30 control subjects studied at the Institute of Neurology, London, UK.
J Gordon Millichap
doaj   +1 more source

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: Under-diagnosed syndrome

open access: yes, 2011
Introduction. Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is an idiopathic, hereditary form of epilepsy. Although juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is a well defined clinical syndrome, attempts at diagnosing it commonly fail. Etiopathogenesis.
Ksenija Bozic   +4 more
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Is there a universal drug for epilepsy?

open access: yesЭпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния, 2018
The article reviews the use of antiepileptic drugs in various forms of epilepsy. We present a complex case of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, the diagnostic process and antiepileptic therapy.
S. G. Burd   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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