Epilepsy with myoclonic–atonic seizures (Doose syndrome): When video-EEG polygraphy holds the key to syndrome diagnosis

Epilepsy with myoclonic–atonic seizures (Doose syndrome): When video-EEG polygraphy holds the key to syndrome diagnosis

An electroclinical epilepsy syndrome diagnosis enables physicians to predict outcomes as well as select appropriate treatment options. We report a child who presented with reflex myoclonus at the age of 9 months and was initially diagnosed with myoclonic epilepsy in infancy. After 9 years of medical...

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Main Authors: Pinelopi Dragoumi, Fiona Chivers, Megan Brady, Sheila Craft, David Mushati, Gopalakrishnan Venkatachalam, Judith Helen Cross, Krishna B. Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports
Subjects:
Myoclonic epilepsy
Myoclonic–atonic seizures
Myoclonic–astatic epilepsy
Doose syndrome
Video-telemetry
Childhood
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323215000419

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