Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy was diagnosed and treatment with valproic acid initiated, which alleviated the myoclonus and decreased the frequency of the seizures. Several months later, the patient ...

Polygenic background modifies the clinical expression of monogenic epilepsies, a finding that has genetic counseling and ...

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Ictal semiology differed from myoclonic and supplementary motor seizures, which are other seizure types characterised by bilateral motor movements and retained awareness. In the two new patients ictal ...

Additionally, muscle soreness, pain and myoclonic jerks – sudden twitches from overworked muscles – can cause tossing and turning, Prof Morgan said. “Training hurts,” he added. There is no ...

RESULTS Three patients had dystonic spasms associated with striatopallidal lesions and one with a thalamic and striatopallidal lesion. One other patient presented with a myoclonic dystonia related to ...

Tegretol and Lamictal are antiepileptic drugs that also treat other conditions. Learn more about the differences and similarities between the two drugs.

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Tonic-clonic seizures are the type of epileptic seizure most people recognise. In the past they were called grand-mal seizures. Tonic-clonic seizures can have a generalised onset, meaning they affect ...