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Progressive myoclonic encephalopathy in X-linked hypogamma-globulinemia. Case report, review of the literature and its relationship with progressive encephalopathy in children with AIDS [PDF]

, 1989
A 7-year-old boy suffering from X-linked hypogammaglobulinemia and progressive myoclonic encephalopathy is reported. The onset of neurological disturbances is at four years of age with ataxic gait and myoclonic jerks.
MARRADI P, FONTANA E, BONER, Attilio, DALLA BERNARDINA, Bernardo, CAPOVILLA G, PROCACCI C, LA SELVA L, COLAMARIA V, PAJNO FERRARA, Franco, CESARO G   +9 more
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Non-epileptic myoclonus and mitochondrial encephalomyopathy

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1989
Two brothers presented to us with a progressive myoclonic syndrome with slight cerebellar symptoms. Neurological examination disclosed moderate cerebellar signs and pale optic discs; asymmetric, asynchronous and arhythmic myoclonus, an arthresthesic ...
A. Cukiert, F. G. M. Naylor, H. B. Scapolan, M. M. Vilela, F. S. Aloe, J. O. Siffert, Ana M. Tsanaglis, Monica Haddad, Teresa C. Machado, Mary Carvalho-Alegro, J. A. Levy, L. Marques-Assis   +11 more
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Exploring the efficacy and safety of perampanel in epilepsia partialis continua: A case series

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) is a form of focal motor status epilepticus (SE), which is commonly drug‐resistant requiring treatment with multiple antiseizure medications (ASM). There are no established guidelines for pharmacological management.
Setareh Lahsaee, Kristin M. Ikeda, Stephanie Woodroffe, Benjamin P. Whatley   +3 more
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Motor system hyperconnectivity in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: a cognitive functional magnetic resonance imaging study [PDF]

, 2011
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is the most frequent idiopathic generalized epilepsy syndrome. It is characterized by predominant myoclonic jerks of upper limbs, often provoked by cognitive activities, and typically responsive to treatment with sodium ...
C. Vollmar, V. Kumari, Vollmar, C, M. J. Koepp, Barker, GJ, Duncan, John S., Koepp, Matthias J., Koepp, MJ, Janz, D, G. J. Barker, M. P. Richardson, D. Janz, Barker, Gareth J.; id_orcid, Kumari, V, P. Thompson, Thompson, Pamela, O Muircheartaigh, Jonathan; id_orcid, Richardson, Mark P.; id_orcid, M. R. Symms, J. S. Duncan, Symms, MR, Duncan, JS, Richardson, MP, Vollmar, Christian, Janz, Dieter, Symms, Mark R., Kumari, Veena, Thompson, P, O'Muircheartaigh, J, J. O'Muircheartaigh   +29 more
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NMDAR‐antibody encephalitis: Seizure semiology and EEG findings

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor antibody encephalitis (NMDAR‐Ab‐E) is an autoantibody‐mediated disorder, characterized by acute development of neuropsychiatric symptoms, seizures, movement disorders, and autonomic instability. Objectives To describe acute seizure semiology and electroencephalogram (EEG) findings in patients with a ...
Maria Emilia C. Andraus, Bernard Liem, Sidra Aurangzeb, Mkael Symmonds, Adam E. Handel, Sarosh R. Irani, Arjune Sen   +6 more
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Myoclonic seizures in the mouse induced by alphaxalone and related steroid anaesthetics [PDF]

, 1988
The anaesthetic steroids alphaxalone. 5β-alphaxalone and pregnanolone each caused myoclonic jerks in mice in a dose-related manner between 4 and 16 mg kg−1 i.v. There was no loss of righting reflex at these doses.
Sandra E File, Michael A Simmonds
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Lafora disease: A case report, pathologic and genetic study

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2011
A 19-year-old male patient presented with progressive myoclonic seizures and speech disorder. The patient had photosensitivity, a few episodes of sudden transient blindness, and infrequent complex visual auras, dysarthria and mild ataxia, frequent ...
M H Harirchian, E Esmailee Shandiz, J Turnbull, B A Minassian, R Shahsiah   +4 more
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CaMKIIβ insufficiency disrupts cortical networks, producing aberrant low‐gamma oscillations and seizure susceptibility

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Pathogenic variants in the calcium/calmodulin‐dependent protein kinase II B gene (CAMK2B) have been associated with neurodevelopmental disorders, including epilepsy, yet the mechanisms underlying cortical dysfunction remain largely unclear.
Hiroki Mutoh, Kazushi Aoto, Atsuo Fukuda, Hirotomo Saitsu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lacosamide treatment of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy [PDF]

, 2012
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is the most common form of idiopathic generalized epilepsy with onset at puberty or late teenage years. About 80–90% of patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy respond to appropriate antiepileptic treatment and achieve ...
Afra, Pegah, Adamolekun, Bola
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Semiology of functional/dissociative seizures in idiopathic generalized epilepsy: An inpatient video‐electroencephalographic study

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence and characterize the semiology of co‐occurring functional/dissociative seizures (FDSs) and identify clinical features potentially associated with the development of video‐electroencephalography (video‐EEG)‐diagnosed FDSs in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE ...
Javier Peña‐Ceballos, Kishen Radhakrishna, Tenzin Choekyi, Clodagh O'Keeffe, Mohamed Ali, Alma O'Donnell, Tudor Munteanu, Patrick B. Moloney, Hany El Naggar, Gerard Mullins, Peter Widdess‐Walsh, Ronan D. Kilbride, Norman Delanty, Nuala McNicholas   +13 more
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