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Late-Onset Generalized Myoclonic Seizure: Case Report [PDF]
Archives of Epilepsy, 2021 Most of the epileptic seizures that begin at an advanced age are focal onset seizures due to an underlying structural lesion. Generalized myoclonic seizures, usually seen in adolescence, are very rare in elderly patients without a history of epilepsy. In
Hülya ÖZKAN +4 more
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CLINICAL AND GENETIC HETEROGENITY OF JUVENILE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY [PDF]
Эпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния, 2016 The idiopathic generalized epilepsies constitute roughly one-third of all epilepsies. Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (Janz syndrome) is characterized by myoclonic jerks on awakening, generalized tonic-clonic seizures, and typical absences, with the latter ...
N. A. Shnayder +4 more
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Motor Co-Activation of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy in Siblings [PDF]
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2014 Investigators at UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK, used functional magnetic resonance imaging to study the effect of cognitive effort during a working memory task as a trigger of myoclonic jerks in 15 unaffected siblings (10 female ...
J Gordon Millichap, John J Millichap
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Late onset myoclonic epilepsy in Down syndrome and dementia [PDF]
Clinical Management Issues, 2012 Specific forms of epilepsy may be found at various ages in Down Syndrome (DS) and a sharp increase in the incidence of epilepsy with age has been documented.
Annapia Verri +4 more
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Acamprosate-induced myoclonic jerks
Indian Journal of Pharmacology, 2021 Soni, Puneet Kumar +3 more
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Myoclonic Jerks in an Ex-Preterm Undergoing Hernia Surgery Under Combined Spinal Caudal Block: Is It Time to Revisit the Test Dose? [PDF]
Amrita Journal of MedicineMyoclonic jerks, while often benign, can indicate underlying issues such as inadvertent intrathecal or intravascular injection of the local anesthetic. In preterm infants, whose physiological responses are often more unpredictable and sensitive, the risk
Lakshmi Kumar +3 more
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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Causing Rapidly Progressive Dementia and Myoclonic Jerks in a Sexagenarian Woman. [PDF]
Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y), 2019 Background: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a disease of childhood and adolescence, but can affect adults. Rapidly progressive cognitive decline, seizures including myoclonic jerks, spasticity, ataxia, visual disturbances, and incontinence ...
Reyes AJ +5 more
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Myoclonic jerks complicating treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia: case report and literature review [PDF]
Blood Advances, 2019 John Y Rhee +2 more
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Case Reports in Neurology, 2020 Epileptic seizures are common in the elderly Down syndrome population. We encountered a patient with Down syndrome in whom karyotyping showed the rare isodicentric chromosome 21 and who suffered from myoclonic seizures.
Koji Obara +3 more
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Epilepsy & Behavior Reports, 2023 Progressive myoclonic epilepsy (PME) is characterized by prominent myoclonus, generalized tonic-clonic seizures, and less often focal, tonic, or absence seizures.
Michał Sobstyl +5 more
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