Epilepsies, Myoclonic

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A clinically diverse group of epilepsy syndromes characterized either by myoclonic seizures or by myoclonus in association with other seizure types. Myoclonic epilepsy syndromes are divided into three subtypes based on etiology: familial, cryptogenic, and symptomatic.

Descriptor ID	D004831
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.490.375.130 C10.228.140.490.493.063
Concept/Terms	Epilepsies, Myoclonic Epilepsies, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Myoclonic Myoclonic Epilepsies Myoclonic Seizure Disorder Myoclonic Seizure Disorders Seizure Disorder, Myoclonic Seizure Disorders, Myoclonic Myoclonic Epilepsy Epilepsy, Myoclonus Myoclonus Epilepsies Myoclonus Epilepsy Early Childhood Epilepsy, Myoclonic Early Childhood Epilepsy, Myoclonic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Early Childhood Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Early Childhood Early Childhood, Myoclonic Epilepsy Epilepsy, Early Childhood, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile Epilepsies, Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile Myoclonic Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsies Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy Myoclonic Epilepsies, Infantile Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy Epilepsies, Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Symptomatic Myoclonic Myoclonic Epilepsies, Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Symptomatic Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsies Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy Epilepsies, Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Idiopathic Myoclonic Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsies Myoclonic Epilepsies, Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Idiopathic Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsy Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsies Epilepsies, Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Cryptogenic Myoclonic Myoclonic Epilepsies, Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsy, Cryptogenic Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy Absence Epilepsies, Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy, Myoclonic Epilepsies, Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy, Myoclonic Absence Myoclonic Absence Epilepsies Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy Astatic Epilepsies, Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy, Myoclonic Epilepsies, Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy, Myoclonic Astatic Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsies Myoclonic Encephalopathy Myoclonic Encephalopathy Encephalopathies, Myoclonic Myoclonic Encephalopathies Encephalopathy, Myoclonic Benign Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy Benign Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy Myoclonic Epilepsy, Benign Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile, Benign Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Benign Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Severe Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Severe Infantile Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile, Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy, Severe, Of Infancy Severe Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy Of Infancy Dravet Syndrome Dravet Syndromes Doose Syndrome Myoclonic Epilepsy, Severe Infantile

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Epilepsies, Myoclonic".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Epilepsy [C10.228.140.490]
Epilepsy, Generalized [C10.228.140.490.375]
Epilepsies, Myoclonic [C10.228.140.490.375.130]
Epileptic Syndromes [C10.228.140.490.493]
Epilepsies, Myoclonic [C10.228.140.490.493.063]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	1	0	1
1997	1	0	1
1998	3	0	3
2000	0	1	1
2003	0	2	2
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	1	2
2011	0	1	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2019	0	1	1
2021	1	1	2
2022	2	0	2

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The gain of function SCN1A disorder spectrum: novel epilepsy phenotypes and therapeutic implications. Brain. 2022 11 21; 145(11):3816-3831.

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Clinical efficacy and safety of cannabidiol for pediatric refractory epilepsy indications: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Exp Neurol. 2023 01; 359:114238.

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CSNK2B: A broad spectrum of neurodevelopmental disability and epilepsy severity. Epilepsia. 2021 07; 62(7):e103-e109.

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Clinical and genomic analysis of a large Chinese family with familial cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy and SAMD12 intronic repeat expansion. Epilepsia Open. 2021 03; 6(1):102-111.

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Home-cage monitoring ascertains signatures of ictal and interictal behavior in mouse models of generalized seizures. PLoS One. 2019; 14(11):e0224856.

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Open-label use of highly purified CBD (Epidiolex?) in patients with CDKL5 deficiency disorder and Aicardi, Dup15q, and Doose syndromes. Epilepsy Behav. 2018 09; 86:131-137.

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A patient with early myoclonic encephalopathy (EME) with a de novo KCNQ2 mutation. Brain Dev. 2018 Jan; 40(1):69-73.

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Trial of Cannabidiol for Drug-Resistant Seizures in the Dravet Syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2017 05 25; 376(21):2011-2020.

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Catastrophic childhood epilepsy: a recent convergence of basic and clinical neuroscience. Sci Transl Med. 2014 Nov 12; 6(262):262ps13.

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Late-onset epilepsy with status myoclonicus: a diagnostic and management dilemma. Neurodiagn J. 2014 Mar; 54(1):22-7.

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