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of 'Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy'
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Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy of Janz: clinical observations in 60 patients.
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Canevini MP, Mai R, Di Marco C, Bertin C, Minotti L, Pontrelli V, Saltarelli A, Canger R
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Seizure. 1992;1(4):291.
We studied 60 patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). There was a high positive family history for epilepsy (33.3%). Age at onset of epilepsy ranged from 4 to 18 years with an average of 13.9 years. 88.3% of patients were seizure-free. The most effective drug was valproate. In eight patients drug withdrawal was attempted but all patients relapsed during a follow-up period of 1 year. Video-EEG studies were performed in eight newly diagnosed patients; myoclonic jerks were recorded in five patients.
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University of Milan, Chair of Clinical Neurophysiology, S. Paolo Hospital, Italy.
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