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Epilepsies, Myoclonic

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A clinically diverse group of epilepsy syndromes characterized either by myoclonic seizures or by myoclonus in association with other seizure types. Myoclonic epilepsy syndromes are divided into three subtypes based on etiology: familial, cryptogenic, and symptomatic.

Descriptor ID	D004831
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.490.375.130 C10.228.140.490.493.063
Concept/Terms	Epilepsies, Myoclonic Epilepsies, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Myoclonic Myoclonic Epilepsies Myoclonic Seizure Disorder Myoclonic Seizure Disorders Seizure Disorder, Myoclonic Seizure Disorders, Myoclonic Myoclonic Epilepsy Epilepsy, Myoclonus Myoclonus Epilepsies Myoclonus Epilepsy Early Childhood Epilepsy, Myoclonic Early Childhood Epilepsy, Myoclonic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Early Childhood Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Early Childhood Early Childhood, Myoclonic Epilepsy Epilepsy, Early Childhood, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile Epilepsies, Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile Myoclonic Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsies Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy Myoclonic Epilepsies, Infantile Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy Epilepsies, Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Symptomatic Myoclonic Myoclonic Epilepsies, Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Symptomatic Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsies Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy Epilepsies, Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Idiopathic Myoclonic Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsies Myoclonic Epilepsies, Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Idiopathic Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsy Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsies Epilepsies, Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Cryptogenic Myoclonic Myoclonic Epilepsies, Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Cryptogenic Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy Absence Epilepsies, Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy, Myoclonic Epilepsies, Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy, Myoclonic Absence Myoclonic Absence Epilepsies Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy Astatic Epilepsies, Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy, Myoclonic Epilepsies, Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy, Myoclonic Astatic Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsies Myoclonic Encephalopathy Myoclonic Encephalopathy Encephalopathies, Myoclonic Myoclonic Encephalopathies Encephalopathy, Myoclonic Benign Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy Benign Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy Myoclonic Epilepsy, Benign Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile, Benign Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Benign Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Severe Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Severe Infantile Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile, Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy, Severe, Of Infancy Severe Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy Of Infancy Dravet Syndrome Dravet Syndromes Doose Syndrome Myoclonic Epilepsy, Severe Infantile

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Epilepsies, Myoclonic".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Epilepsy [C10.228.140.490]
Epilepsy, Generalized [C10.228.140.490.375]
Epilepsies, Myoclonic [C10.228.140.490.375.130]
Epileptic Syndromes [C10.228.140.490.493]
Epilepsies, Myoclonic [C10.228.140.490.493.063]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2008	0	1	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	3	1	4
2018	3	0	3

Below are the most recent publications written about "Epilepsies, Myoclonic" by people in Profiles.

Impact of COVID-19 on Spanish patients with Dravet syndrome and their caregivers: consequences of lockdown. Rev Neurol. 2021 07 16; 73(2):57-65.

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The impact of COVID-19 in Dravet syndrome: A UK survey. Acta Neurol Scand. 2021 Apr; 143(4):389-395.

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Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on patients and families with Dravet syndrome. Epilepsia Open. 2021 03; 6(1):216-224.

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Mitochondrial tRNA Glutamic Acid Variant 14709T>C Manifesting as Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers. Chin Med J (Engl). 2018 Oct 20; 131(20):2518-2519.

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Stiripentol efficacy and safety in Dravet syndrome: a 12-year observational study. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2018 06; 60(6):574-578.

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Crossing the lines between epilepsy syndromes: a myoclonic epilepsy variant with prominent eyelid myoclonia and atonic components. Epileptic Disord. 2018 Feb 01; 20(1):35-41.

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Trial of Cannabidiol for Drug-Resistant Seizures in the Dravet Syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2017 08 17; 377(7):699-700.

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MosaicHunter: accurate detection of postzygotic single-nucleotide mosaicism through next-generation sequencing of unpaired, trio, and paired samples. Nucleic Acids Res. 2017 Jun 02; 45(10):e76.

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Trial of Cannabidiol for Drug-Resistant Seizures in the Dravet Syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2017 05 25; 376(21):2011-2020.

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Antiepileptic drugs for the treatment of infants with severe myoclonic epilepsy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 05 18; 5:CD010483.

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