Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
ORPHA:307· ICD-10 G40.3
Definition
A rare epilepsy syndrome characterized by adolescence/young adulthood onset of myoclonic with or without other generalized seizure types in an otherwise healthy individual. The electroencephalogram (EEG) shows 3-5.5 Hz generalized spike-waves and polyspike-waves. Photosensitivity is common.
- Prevalence
- Unknown
- Inheritance
- Multigenic/multifactorial
- Age of onset
- Adolescent, Childhood