We studied 60 patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). There was a high positive family history for epilepsy (33.3%). Age at onset of epilepsy ranged from 4 to 18 years with an average of 13.9 years. 88.3% of patients were seizure-free. The most effective drug was valproate. In eight patients drug withdrawal was attempted but all patients relapsed during a follow-up period of 1 year. Video-EEG studies were performed in eight newly diagnosed patients; myoclonic jerks were recorded in five patients.
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy of Janz: clinical observations in 60 patients / M. P. Canevini, R. Mai, C. Di Marco, C. Bertin, L. Minotti, V. Pontrelli, A. Saltarelli, R. Canger. - In: SEIZURE. - ISSN 1059-1311. - 1:4(1992 Dec), pp. 291-8-298. [10.1016/1059-1311(92)90039-4]
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy of Janz: clinical observations in 60 patients
M.P. CaneviniPrimo
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1992
Abstract
We studied 60 patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). There was a high positive family history for epilepsy (33.3%). Age at onset of epilepsy ranged from 4 to 18 years with an average of 13.9 years. 88.3% of patients were seizure-free. The most effective drug was valproate. In eight patients drug withdrawal was attempted but all patients relapsed during a follow-up period of 1 year. Video-EEG studies were performed in eight newly diagnosed patients; myoclonic jerks were recorded in five patients.
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