RT Book, Section
A1 Bissonnette, Bruno
A1 Luginbuehl, Igor
A1 Engelhardt, Thomas
SR Print(0)
ID 1164074493
T1 Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME)
T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861789
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164074493
RD 2024/04/18
AB It  is  a  relatively  common  inherited  idiopathic  generalized  epileptic  disorder  affecting  around  10%  of  individual  presenting  epilepsy  during  the  childhood  period.  It  is  characterized  by  myoclonic  jerks,  generalized  tonic-clonic  seizures  and,  sometimes  absence  seizures  shortly  after  awakening.  This  medical  condition  is  typically  observed  between  the  ages  of  12  and  18  as  it  manifests  itself  with  brief  episodes  of  involuntary  muscle  twitching  occurring  early  in  the  morning.  All  individuals  have  normal  intelligence.