Eyelid Myoclonia and Absence
Eyelid Myoclonia and Absence Athanasios Covanis Neurology Department, The Childrens Hospital “Agia Sophia,” Goudi, Athens, Greece Introduction Jeavons syndrome or the syndrome of eyelid myoclonia and absence is a type…
Idiopathic Myoclonic-Astatic Epilepsy of Early Childhood—Nosology Based on Electrophysiologic and Long-Term Follow-Up Study of Patients
Idiopathic Myoclonic-Astatic Epilepsy of Early Childhood—Nosology Based on Electrophysiologic and Long-Term Follow-Up Study of Patients Hirokazu Oguni* Kitami Hayashi* Kaoru Imai* Makoto Funatsuka* Masako Sakauchi* Seigo Shirakawa* Makiko Osawa* *Department…
Myoclonic Absences: The Seizure and The Syndrome
Myoclonic Absences: The Seizure and The Syndrome Michelle Bureau* Carlo Alberto Tassinari† *Centre Saint-Paul, Hôpital Henri Gastaut, Marseille, France †Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italy Introduction Myoclonic absences (MA) represent a specific…
Myoclonic–Astatic Epilepsy of Early Childhood – Definition, Course, Nosography, and Genetics
Myoclonic–Astatic Epilepsy of Early Childhood – Definition, Course, Nosography, and Genetics B. A. Neubauer* A. Hahn* H. Doose† I. Tuxhorn‡ *Department of Neuropediatrics, Zentrum Kinderheilkunde und Jugendmedizin, University of Giessen,…
Autosomal Recessive Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy
Autosomal Recessive Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy Federico Zara* Fabrizio A De Falco† *Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Institute G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy †Department of Neurology, Loreto…
Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy
Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy Charlotte Dravet* Michelle Bureau* *Centre Saint-Paul-Hôpital Henri Gastaut, Marseille, France Introduction The syndrome of benign myoclonic epilepsy in infancy (BMEI) was not clearly identified before…
Myoclonic Seizures in the Context of Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
Myoclonic Seizures in the Context of Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) Michel Baulac* Isabelle Gourfinkel-An* Stephanie Baulac† Eric Leguern† *Neurology/Epilepsy Department and Paris VI University, Hôpital Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris,…
Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy: Clinical Analysis and Relation to SCN1A Mutations in a Japanese Cohort
Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy: Clinical Analysis and Relation to SCN1A Mutations in a Japanese Cohort Hirokazu Oguni* Kitami Hayashi* Makiko Osawa* Yutaka Awaya† Yukio Fukuyama‡ Goryu Fukuma§ Shinichi Hirose§…
Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy: Dravet Syndrome
Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy: Dravet Syndrome Charlotte Dravet* Michelle Bureau* Hirokazu Oguni† Yukio Fukuyama‡ Ozlem Cokar§ *Centre Saint-Paul-Hôpital Henri Gastaut, Marseille, France †Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Department of Pediatrics,…
Myoclonic Status in Nonprogressive Encephalopathies
Myoclonic Status in Nonprogressive Encephalopathies Bernardo Dalla Bernardina* Elena Fontana* Francesca Darra* *Servizio Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Policlinico G.B. Rossi, Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy Introduction The existence in infants and young…
