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myoclonus epilepsy any of a group of disorders, of varying etiologies, in which seizures (epilepsy) are accompanied by muscle contractions (myoclonus); the group includes a benign idiopathic form, juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, as well as various progressive inherited disorders, including Unverricht-Lundborg disease, MERRF syndrome, and Lafora disease.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Myoclonic epilepsy — Classification and external resources MeSH D004831 Myoclonic epilepsy refers to a family of epilepsies which present with myoclonus. They are divided into two main families: progressive myoclonic epilepsy juvenil … Wikipedia
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G40.3 ICD 9 345.1 … Wikipedia
Progressive myoclonic epilepsy — Classification and external resources ICD 9 333.2 MeSH D020191 Progressive myo … Wikipedia
Junior Myoclonic Epilepsy — Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME) [ [http://www.e epilepsy.org.uk/pages/articles/show article.cfm?id=33 E epilepsy The significance of the syndromic diagnosis of the epilepsies ] ] is an idiopathic generalized epileptic syndrome with distinctive… … Wikipedia
progressive myoclonic epilepsy — (EPM) any of the group of disorders causing progressive forms of myoclonic epilepsy (q.v.); Unverricht Lundborg disease is progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 1 (EMP1), and Lafora disease is progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 2 (EMP2) … Medical dictionary
juvenile myoclonic epilepsy — n epilepsy that typically begins during adolescence or late childhood and is marked by myoclonic seizures which occur shortly after awakening and are often followed by tonic clonic seizures or sometimes by absence seizures * * * a syndrome of… … Medical dictionary
Lafora bodies disease (myoclonic epilepsy) sign — La·fo·ra bodies, disease (myoclonic epilepsy), sign (lah foґrah) [Gonzalo Rodrнguez Lafora, Spanish neurologist, 1887–1971] see under body, disease, and sign … Medical dictionary
Myoclonic astatic epilepsy — Myoclonic astatic epilepsy, also known as Doose syndrome, is a generalized idiopathic epilepsy. Generalized means that it affects both hemispheres of the brain. Idiopathic means the reason for the seizures is unknown and is most likely hereditary … Wikipedia
Epilepsy Society — The Epilepsy Society (formerly known as the National Society for Epilepsy) is the largest medical charity in the field of epilepsy in the United Kingdom, providing services for people with epilepsy for over 100 years. Based in Chalfont St Peter,… … Wikipedia
Epilepsy — Epileptic redirects here. For the graphic novel, see Epileptic (graphic novel). Epilepsia redirects here. For the journal, see Epilepsia (journal). Epilepsy Classification and external resources Generalized 3 Hz spike and wave discharges in EEG … Wikipedia
