ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM AND CLINICAL FOCALITIES IN JUVENILE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY

Authors
SO GM THIELE EA SANGER T SCHMID R RIVIELLO JJ
Citation
Gm. So et al., ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM AND CLINICAL FOCALITIES IN JUVENILE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY, Journal of child neurology, 13(11), 1998, pp. 541-545
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology",Pediatrics
Journal title
Journal of child neurology → ACNP
ISSN journal
08830738
Volume
13
Issue
11
Year of publication
1998
Pages
541 - 545
Database
ISI
SICI code
0883-0738(1998)13:11<541:EACFIJ>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Partial seizures and asymmetric abnormalities seen on electroencephalo gram (EEG) are infrequent in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, but when pre sent, can lead to a misdiagnosis of partial seizures. We report four p atients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy who had generalized spike or polyspike and wave discharges on EEG in addition to clinical and EEG e vidence of focality. The clinical course and response to therapy was s imilar to that in typical juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.