Journal article
Nocturnal variant of benign myoclonic epilepsy of infancy: a case series
Epileptic disorders, v 16(1), pp 45-49
Mar 2014
PMID: 24691296
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Abstract
Myoclonus is a brief, rapid, involuntary muscle jerk originating in the central nervous system that can be physiological or a symptom of disease. We report a group of five children with excessive myoclonic jerks, only during sleep, and abnormal EEG during the events. Although only one third of the events had EEG epileptiform correlate, the presence of myoclonus without epileptiform EEG correlate has been described in patients with benign myoclonic epilepsy of infancy. We hypothesize that these findings may represent a variant of benign myoclonic epilepsy of infancy.
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- Title
- Nocturnal variant of benign myoclonic epilepsy of infancy: a case series
- Creators
- Aparna M Prabhu - Einstein Medical Center PhiladelphiaSheel Pathak - Department of Pediatrics.Divya Khurana - St. Christopher's Hospital for ChildrenAgustin Legido - St. Christopher's Hospital for ChildrenKaren Carvalho - St. Christopher's Hospital for ChildrenIgnacio Valencia - St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
- Publication Details
- Epileptic disorders, v 16(1), pp 45-49
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000334358200006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84898724544
- Other Identifier
- 991019168788704721
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