title: The therapy of benign myoclonic epilepsy in infants.
abstract: The authors report the results of treatment of 14 patients (10 male, 4 female, average age 20.3 years) with benign myoclonic epilepsy. Valproate monotherapy led to control of seizures in 10 cases, and to a distinct reduction of seizure frequency in 3 cases. Thrombocytopenia was the only side-effect encountered in this study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropediatrics, Children's Hospital, Medical Academy Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Todt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects; D004831:Epilepsies, Myoclonic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005013:Ethosuximide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011324:Primidone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D011324:Primidone; D005013:Ethosuximide; D014635:Valproic Acid