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Atypical clinical presentation of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Neurology, 2013 SSPE (Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis) is a chronic and slowly progressive inflammatory disease of the central nervous system caused by a persistent measles virus usually affecting the childhood and adolescent age group.
Adina Roceanu +2 more
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Mystery Case: A young boy with myoclonic jerks [PDF]
Neurology, 2013 A 16-year-old right-handed boy presented for consultation for recent development of seizures. He is the product of a normal pregnancy and delivery without a history of developmental delay, head trauma, or family history of epilepsy. A year and a half prior to our consultation, the patient noted that his hand would suddenly jerk across the page while ...
Camelia, Musleh +2 more
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Novel GLDC variants causing nonketotic hyperglycinemia in Chinese patients
Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2022 Glycine decarboxylase gene (GLDC) mutations cause nonketotic hyperglycinemia (NKH). Patients of NKH usually have heterogeneous phenotypes including respiratory failure, lethargy, myoclonic jerks, and hypotonia. The excessive glycine accumulation in brain
Zhao Xiangyue +7 more
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Recurrent Falls as the Only Clinical Sign of Cortical–Subcortical Myoclonus: A Case Report
NeuroSci, 2023 Some authors use the term cortical–subcortical myoclonus to identify a specific type of myoclonus, which differs from classical cortical myoclonus in that the abnormal neuronal activity spreads between the cortical and subcortical circuits, producing ...
Giulia De Napoli +8 more
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Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2021 Convulsion is a typical symptom associated with epilepsy. Jatropha gossypifolia, a common plant in Ghana, has been used traditionally for the management of epilepsy. This study was carried out to ascertain the scientific basis for the traditional utility
Gideon Drafor +4 more
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Clinical and Neuropsychological Considerations in a Case of Unrecognized Myoclonic Epileptic Jerks Dramatically Controlled by Levetiracetam [PDF]
, 2010 The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classification recognizes 2 forms of myoclonic epilepsy with a good prognosis: benign myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (BMEI) and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME); recent studies confirm the efficacy of ...
D. Brunetto +11 more
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Epilepsia Open, 2019 Epilepsy with myoclonic absences is a specific seizure type characterized by bilateral rhythmic clonic jerks with impairment of consciousness. Here, we report an individual with epilepsy with myoclonic absences, mild intellectual disabilities, language ...
Takuya Hiraide +6 more
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Prolonged spinal myoclonus following spinal anaesthesia with bupivacaine
Journal of Marine Medical Society, 2015 Spinal myoclonus occurring after spinal anaesthesia is very rare and characterised by sudden involuntary jerks of the back and limbs. A 34 year old male without any comorbidities underwent a subarachnoid block with bupivacaine heavy for laminectomy of L4-
S Kiran +3 more
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A case of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy in which a disease‐specific question led to the diagnosis
Journal of General and Family Medicine, 2022 A 17‐year‐old female patient presented to our hospital with repeated transient loss of consciousness lasting less than 10 min. After regaining consciousness, she experienced no disorientation, confusion, tongue‐biting, or incontinence. Physical findings,
Hiroki Maita +4 more
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Clinical observations of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy in 131 patients: A study in South India [PDF]
, 1998 We studied clinical features of 131 patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). The prevalence was 7.7% among the epileptic patients registered. The mean age at onset was 13.37±4.93 years and the diagnosis was established at a mean age of 19.53±7.85
Meena, A.K. +2 more
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