generalized epilepsy generalized epilepsy EEG vs normal EEG

Nordi DR (2005) Idiopathic generalized epilepsies recognized by the International League Against Epilepsy. Epilepsia 42(6):796–803Įngel JJ (2006) Report of the ILAE classification core group. Epilepsia 42(9):1212–1218Įngel JJ (2001) A proposed diagnostic scheme for people with epileptic seizures and epilepsy: report of the ILAE task force on classification and terminology. Even EEG has some limitations and normal or even atypical findings in a patient with typical history for JME should not deter from the correct diagnosis.īlume WT, Lüders HO, Mizrahi E, Tassinari C, Boas WvE, Engel JJ (2001) Glossary of descriptive terminology for ictal semiology: report of the ILAE task force on classification and terminology. MRI or laboratory tests in a patient, in whom you are suspecting JME are not necessary. The key element in making the correct diagnosis is obtaining a detailed clinical history. JME is one of the most common syndromes of IGEs. Electroencephalography (EEG) was abnormal in 69.6 % of the patients. Generalized tonic–clonic seizures were reported by 225 patients (94.1 %) and absences by 90 (37.6 %). 2,750 patients with epilepsy were registered at our epilepsy clinic 239 patients (8.7 %) were diagnosed as having JME. Demographic variables and relevant clinical and EEG variables were summarized descriptively. In this retrospective chart review study, all patients with a clinical diagnosis of JME were recruited at the outpatient epilepsy clinic at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, from 2008 to 2013. Because most descriptive studies did not specifically analyze the syndromes of idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE), including juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), epidemiologic data concerning these syndromes are scarce or often unreliable.

Generalized epilepsy generalized epilepsy EEG vs normal EEG