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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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Motor Co-Activation of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy in Siblings
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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Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 We report on the rare case of a male toddler presenting with myoclonic epilepsy characterized by daily episodes of upward movements of the eyebrows, and myoclonic jerks of both head and upper limbs.
Lorenzo Perilli +8 more
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Reflex Epilepsy Induced by “Soroban”, A Japanese Calculator
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1991 Three patients with reflex epilepsy and myoclonic jerks of the right arm and fingers precipitated by calculation using a Soroban are reported from the Department of Neuropsychiatry, Osaka University Medical School, Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan.
J Gordon Millichap
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Late onset myoclonic epilepsy in Down syndrome and dementia
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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Periodic electroencephalogram discharges in a case of Lafora body disease: An unusual finding
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2016 Lafora body disease (LBD) is a form of progressive myoclonic epilepsy, characterized by seizures, myoclonic jerks, cognitive decline, ataxia, and intracellular polyglucosan inclusion bodies (Lafora bodies) in the neurons, heart, skeletal muscle, liver ...
Rajendra Singh Jain +3 more
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Atypical Adult-Onset Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
Acta Clinica Croatica, 2020 Although subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is almost exclusively a childhood disease, it can occur in adults as well. We present an atypical case of adult-onset subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
Lorna Stemberger Marić +5 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 IntroductionThe management of new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) in pregnancy may be complicated by anti-seizure medication (ASM) polytherapy-associated teratogenicity. We aim to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of vagal nerve stimulation
Malaika Jindal +7 more
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