Epilepsies, Myoclonic

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A clinically diverse group of epilepsy syndromes characterized either by myoclonic seizures or by myoclonus in association with other seizure types. Myoclonic epilepsy syndromes are divided into three subtypes based on etiology: familial, cryptogenic, and symptomatic.

Descriptor ID	D004831
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.490.375.130 C10.228.140.490.493.063
Concept/Terms	Epilepsies, Myoclonic Epilepsies, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Myoclonic Myoclonic Epilepsies Myoclonic Seizure Disorder Myoclonic Seizure Disorders Seizure Disorder, Myoclonic Seizure Disorders, Myoclonic Myoclonic Epilepsy Epilepsy, Myoclonus Myoclonus Epilepsies Myoclonus Epilepsy Early Childhood Epilepsy, Myoclonic Early Childhood Epilepsy, Myoclonic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Early Childhood Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Early Childhood Early Childhood, Myoclonic Epilepsy Epilepsy, Early Childhood, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile Epilepsies, Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile Myoclonic Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsies Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy Myoclonic Epilepsies, Infantile Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy Epilepsies, Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Symptomatic Myoclonic Myoclonic Epilepsies, Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Symptomatic Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsies Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy Epilepsies, Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Idiopathic Myoclonic Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsies Myoclonic Epilepsies, Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Idiopathic Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsy Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsies Epilepsies, Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Cryptogenic Myoclonic Myoclonic Epilepsies, Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Cryptogenic Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy Absence Epilepsies, Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy, Myoclonic Epilepsies, Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy, Myoclonic Absence Myoclonic Absence Epilepsies Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy Astatic Epilepsies, Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy, Myoclonic Epilepsies, Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy, Myoclonic Astatic Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsies Myoclonic Encephalopathy Myoclonic Encephalopathy Encephalopathies, Myoclonic Myoclonic Encephalopathies Encephalopathy, Myoclonic Benign Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy Benign Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy Myoclonic Epilepsy, Benign Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile, Benign Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Benign Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Severe Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Severe Infantile Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile, Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy, Severe, Of Infancy Severe Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy Of Infancy Dravet Syndrome Dravet Syndromes Doose Syndrome Myoclonic Epilepsy, Severe Infantile

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Epilepsies, Myoclonic".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Epilepsy [C10.228.140.490]
Epilepsy, Generalized [C10.228.140.490.375]
Epilepsies, Myoclonic [C10.228.140.490.375.130]
Epileptic Syndromes [C10.228.140.490.493]
Epilepsies, Myoclonic [C10.228.140.490.493.063]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1
2023	2	0	2

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Modified Atkins diet in children with epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia (Jeavons syndrome). Epilepsy Behav. 2023 08; 145:109347.

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Core Features Differentiate Dravet Syndrome from Febrile Seizures. J Pediatr. 2023 Jul; 258:113416.

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NEXMIF Epilepsy: An Alternative Cause of Progressive Myoclonus. Neurology. 2023 04 04; 100(14):672-673.

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Efficacy, tolerability, and retention of fenfluramine for the treatment of seizures in patients with Dravet syndrome: Compassionate use program in Germany. Epilepsia. 2021 10; 62(10):2518-2527.

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Severe peri-ictal respiratory dysfunction is common in Dravet syndrome. J Clin Invest. 2018 03 01; 128(3):1141-1153.

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Clinical utility of neuronal cells directly converted from fibroblasts of patients for neuropsychiatric disorders: studies of lysosomal storage diseases and channelopathy. Curr Mol Med. 2015; 15(2):138-45.

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Ictal ontogeny in Dravet syndrome. Clin Neurophysiol. 2015 Mar; 126(3):446-55.

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Child Neurology: Dravet syndrome: when to suspect the diagnosis. Neurology. 2009 Sep 29; 73(13):e59-62.

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Successful treatment of normeperidine neurotoxicity by hemodialysis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2000 Jan; 35(1):146-9.

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Assessment of linkage disequilibrium by the decay of haplotype sharing, with application to fine-scale genetic mapping. Am J Hum Genet. 1999 Sep; 65(3):858-75.

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