Is benign myoclonic epilepsy of infancy truly idiopathic and generalized?
Benign myoclonic epilepsy of infancy is recognized as a generalized and idiopathic epilepsy by the International League Against Epilepsy. Unprovoked and reflex seizures have been reported in these patients. We describe a child diagnosed with benign myoclonic epilepsy of infancy, whose strictly unilateral and localized reflex myoclonias broaden the clinical spectrum of this idiopathic and generalized epileptic syndrome, and raise interrogations about its underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. [Published with video sequences].
Korff
Christian M
CM
Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Subspecialties Service, Child and Adolescent Department, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland. christian.korff@hcuge.ch
Jallon
Pierre
P
Lascano
Agustina
A
Michel
Christoph
C
Seeck
Margitta
M
Haenggeli
Charles-Antoine
CA
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004831:Epilepsies, Myoclonic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004829:Epilepsy, Generalized / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007390:International Agencies