Genetics of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy: Faulty Components and Faulty Wiring? Martina Durner* Deb Pal*,† David Greenberg‡ *Division of Statistical Genetics, Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University,…
Photosensitivity: Genetics and Clinical Significance B. A. Neubauer* St. Waltz† M. Grothe† A. Hahn* I. Tuxhorn‡ T. Sander§ G. Kurlemann|| U. Stephani† *Department of Neuropediatrics, Zentrum Kinderheilkunde und Jugendmedizin, Giessen,…
Childhood Absence Epilepsy Evolving to Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy: Electroclinical and Genetic Features Marco T. Medina* Reyna M. Durón* María E. Alonso‡ Charlotte Dravet§ Lourdes León|| Minerva Lopez-Ruiz¶ Ricardo Ramos-Ramirez¶ Ignacio…
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 Hirokazu Oguni* Kitami Hayashi* Kaoru Imai* Makoto Funatsuka* Masako Sakauchi* Seigo Shirakawa* Makiko Osawa* *Department…
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 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 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,…
