title: Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy starting in the eighth decade.
abstract: Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) typically begins at age 10-17 years. We present two patients, with no previous history of epileptic seizures, in whom JME began after the age of 70. The clinical picture of these patients did not differ from "typical" JME except for the patient's age and age at epilepsy-onset. We suggest that not only symptomatic epilepsy, but also some idiopathic epilepsies, can begin or can be reactivated in elderly people. This may be more evidence that susceptibility to epileptic seizures is increased after 60 years of age.
authors: Department of Neurology, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
authors: Vanda
authors: V
authors: Tóth
authors: György
authors: G
authors: Rásonyi
authors: András
authors: A
authors: Fogarasi
authors: Norbert
authors: N
authors: Kovács
authors: Tibor
authors: T
authors: Auer
authors: Jószef
authors: J
authors: Janszky
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020190:Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D014635:Valproic Acid