Drug-Resistant Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy: Misdiagnosis of Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy

Drug-Resistant Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy: Misdiagnosis of Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is a common epilepsy syndrome characterized by bilateral myoclonic and tonic-clonic seizures typically starting in adolescence and responding well to medication. Misdiagnosis of a more severe progressive myoclonus epilepsy (PME) as JME has been suggested as a cause...

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Main Authors: Sarah Martin, Adam Strzelczyk, Silvia Lindlar, Kristina Krause, Philipp S. Reif, Katja Menzler, Andreas G. Chiocchetti, Felix Rosenow, Susanne Knake, Karl Martin Klein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
epilepsy
genetics
Lafora disease
progressive myoclonus epilepsy
juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
pharmacoresistance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00946/full

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