Language- and praxis-induced jerks in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
Reflex traits have been described in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy. We report on four patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy in whom the coexistence of praxis- and language-induced jerks was documented in video-polygraphic EEG recordings.[Published with video sequences].
da Silva Sousa
Patrícia
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Unidade de Pesquisa e Tratamento das Epilepsias, Escola Paulista de Medicina, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
Lin
Katia
K
Garzon
Eliana
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Ceiki Sakamoto
Américo
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Yacubian
Elza Márcia T
EM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004569:Electroencephalography; D020195:Epilepsy, Reflex / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes; D009068:Movement; D020190:Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014741:Video Recording