Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

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Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy


  • age of onset typically in teens
  • triad
    • infrequent generalised seizures, often on waking
    • daytime absences
    • sudden, shock-like, involuntary jerking movements (myoclonus)

Investigation

  • EEG
    • polyspike-wave discharges
    • photosensitivity

Treatment

 

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