Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: Introduction

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: A form of epilepsy that occurs in teenagers and involves sudden muscle jerking and seizures which is especially common on awakening. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is available below.

Symptoms of Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

• Myoclonic jerk
• Epileptic seizures
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy?

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Causes of Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

Medical research articles related to Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy include:

• Levetiracetam tablets and oral solution (Keppra) - adjunctive therapy in treatment of myclonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with juvenile muclonic epilepsy
• Levetiracetam tablets and oral solution (Keppra) - adjunctive therapy in treatment of primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with generalised idiopathic epilepsy
• Levetiracetam for the treatment of idiopathic generalized epilepsy with myoclonic seizures
• Levetiracetam (Keppra) as adjunctive therapy for patients over 12 years with generalised idiopathic epilepsy
• Levetiracetam (Keppra) as adjunctive therapy for patients over 12 years with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
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• Benign Childhood Epilepsy (Overview)
• Absence Seizures (Treatment)
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Definitions of Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy:

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, or a subtype of Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)