Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

Janz Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
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Definition of medical terminology for Janz Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy.

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
This is another idiopathic generalised epilepsy that typically starts in the teenage years.

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is an epilepsy syndrome characterized by myoclonic, tonic-clonic and absence seizures. It typically appears during adolescence.

Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy; Juvenile Myoclonus Epilepsy
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Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy - onset age is usually in the teenage years. May include generalised seizures on waking, brief myoclonic jerks and absence seizures. Usually well controlled but not outgrown.

Myoclonic seizures beginning at age 13 are usually caused by an epilepsy syndrome known as Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy. While the seizures usually respond to medication, the tendency to have seizures is life-long.

A genetic cause has been identified for at least some cases of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, which represents 10% of all epilepsy cases.

In some cases, myoclonus may be the first sign of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, a type of epilepsy that typically begins in adolescence and is marked by sudden jerks of the arms and legs (myoclonic seizures).
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This is another type of generalized seizure. It is also known as juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.

There are many different syndromes associated with myoclonic seizures, including juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, West syndrome, and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Most cases of myoclonic epilepsy occur during the first five years of life.

If a person has absence seizures as well as other types of seizures, valproate usually works well because it can control several types of seizures.
Myoclonic seizures, such as those caused by juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.

During a myoclonic seizure, polyspike-wave discharges over a normal EEG background are seen. Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy appears to be an inheritable genetic disorder, with the gene located on chromosome 6.

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See also: Epilepsy, Seizure, Seizures, Symptom, Stroke