title: Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy--a report of 11 patients at the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur.
abstract: This is a report on 11 cases of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME) from the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, all of whom were diagnosed in the last one and a half years. This genetic syndrome is seen in all the three main racial groups: Chinese, Malays and Indians. It accounts for 2% of the epilepsy patients seen at the neurology clinic. Lack of awareness is the main hindrance to diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Manonmani
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004831:Epilepsies, Myoclonic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged