Myoclonic Epilepsy
Myoclonic epilepsy refers to a family of epilepsies which present with myoclonus. They are divided into two main families: Progressive myoclonus epilepsies, Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. The term myoclonic had traditionally designated a large group of epilepsies characterized by repeated brief jerks, often responsible for multiple falls, severe seizures resistant to anti-epileptic drugs, and by an association with cognitive impairment. However, not all the ictal manifestations that cause falls are myoclonic, and not all myoclonic epilepsies predict poor outcome. myoclonic jerks are the only seizure type in but a minority of patients with myoclonic epilepsy. which is commonly associated with generalized tonic-clonic seizures as well as generalized clonic, atypical absence, and atonic seizures. Tonic seizures are uncommon myoclonic epilepsies, but isolated tonic attacks during sleep are not rare in children with myoclonic-astatic epilepsy. As a result, confusion arouse in classifying myoclonic epilepsies, because they represent a broad group of diseases and epilepsy syndromes that differ in evolution and prognosis.
Myoclonic Epilepsy
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