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 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+) 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 Hirokazu Oguni* Kitami Hayashi* Makiko Osawa* Yutaka Awaya† Yukio Fukuyama‡ Goryu Fukuma§ Shinichi Hirose§…
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 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…
Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsies: EPM1, EPM2A, EPM2B Elayne M. Chan* Danielle M. Andrade* Silvana Franceschetti† Berge Minassian‡ *Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada †Department…
Pathophysiology of Myoclonic Epilepsies Renzo Guerrini* Paolo Bonanni* Lucio Parmeggiani* Mark Hallett† Hirokazu Oguni‡ *Epilepsy, Neurophysiology, Neurogenetics Unit, University of Pisa and Research Institute ‘Stella Maris’ Foundation, Pisa, Italy †Human…
Ontogeny of the Reticular Formation: Its Possible Relation to the Myoclonic Epilepsies Harvey B. Sarnat Alberta Children’s Hospital, Pediatrics (Neurology) and Pathology (Neuropathy), Calgary, Alberta, Canada Introduction The reticular formation…
History and Classification of “Myoclonic” Epilepsies: From Seizures to Syndromes to Diseases Pierre Genton* Joseph Roger* Renzo Guerrini† Marco T. Medina‡ Michelle Bureau* Charlotte Dravet* Antonio V. Delgado-Escueta§ *Centre Saint-Paul,…
