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Medline ® Abstract for Reference 56

of 'Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy'

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Language- and praxis-induced jerks in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
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da Silva Sousa P, Lin K, Garzon E, Ceiki Sakamoto A, Yacubian EM
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Epileptic Disord. 2005 Jun;7(2):115-21.
 
Reflex traits have been described in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy. We report on four patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy in whom the coexistence of praxis- and language-induced jerks was documented in video-polygraphic EEG recordings.[Published with video sequences].
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Unidade de Pesquisa e Tratamento das Epilepsias, Escola Paulista de Medicina, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
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