Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile

Known as: Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile, 1, Impulsive Petit Mal, Janz, Myoclonic Epilepsies, Adolescent 
A disorder characterized by the onset of myoclonus in adolescence, a marked increase in the incidence of absence seizures (see EPILEPSY, ABSENCE… (More)
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Epilepsies, Myoclonic

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Review
2016
Review
2016
Regional and global connectivity disturbances in focal epilepsy, related neurocognitive sequelae, and potential mechanistic underpinnings.
Epilepsy is among the most common brain network disorders, and it is associated with substantial morbidity and increased… (More)
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Review
2016
Review
2016
Safety of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with epilepsy: A systematic review
Approximately one-third of patients with epilepsy remain with pharmacologically intractable seizures. An emerging therapeutic… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Mutations in EFHC1 cause juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is the most frequent cause of hereditary grand mal seizures. We previously mapped and narrowed… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Mutation of GABRA1 in an autosomal dominant form of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
Although many genes that predispose for epilepsy in humans have been determined, those that underlie the classical syndromes of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Abnormal cerebral structure in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy demonstrated with voxel-based analysis of MRI.
MRI scans of patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) are normal on visual assessment. Using an interactive anatomical… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Mutations in the parkin gene cause autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism
Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative disease with complex clinical features. Autosomal recessive juvenile… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Dentate granule cell neurogenesis is increased by seizures and contributes to aberrant network reorganization in the adult rat hippocampus.
The dentate granule cell layer of the rodent hippocampal formation has the distinctive property of ongoing neurogenesis that… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: a 5-year prospective study.
We made a long term prospective study of 66 patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). Prevalence was 10.2% among 672… (More)
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Review
1985
Review
1985
Epilepsy with impulsive petit mal (juvenile myoclonic epilepsy).
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is a special syndrome within the primary generalized epilepsies which is characterized… (More)
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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy of Janz.
We studied 43 patients, aged 15 to 69 years, whose convulsive seizures were uncontrolled because the syndrome of juvenile… (More)
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