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Epilepsies, Myoclonic

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Definition: A clinically diverse group of epilepsy syndromes characterized either by myoclonic seizures or by myoclonus in association with other seizure types. Myoclonic epilepsy syndromes are divided into three subtypes based on etiology: familial, cryptogenic, and symptomatic (i.e., occurring secondary to known disease processes such as infections, hypoxic-ischemic injuries, trauma, etc.).     
Examples Myoclonic Epilepsies, Progressive; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile 		Other names Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy; Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy; Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy; Myoclonic Epilepsy; Myoclonic Encephalopathy; Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsies; Seizure Disorders, Myoclonic; Seizure Disorder, Myoclonic; Myoclonus Epilepsy; Myoclonus Epilepsies; Myoclonic Seizure Disorders; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Idiopathic; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Cryptogenic; Myoclonic Epilepsies, Symptomatic; Myoclonic Epilepsies, Idiopathic; Myoclonic Epilepsies, Cryptogenic; Myoclonic Epilepsies; Myoclonic Encephalopathies; Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsies; Myoclonic Absence Epilepsies
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Familial encephalopathy with neuroserpin inclusion bodies  0   *Epilepsies, Myoclonic *Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System.
Feigenbaum Bergeron Richardson syndrome  0   *Arteriosclerosis *Diabetes Mellitus *Epilepsies, Myoclonic *Hearing Loss, Bilateral *Myoclonus *Nephrotic Syndrome *Neurodegenerative Diseases.

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