Myoclonic Epilepsies
by Antonio V. Delgado-Escueta
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Contents
Introduction to Concepts and Classifications
- History and Classification of "Mycoclonic " Epilepsies: From Seizures to Syndromes to Diseases
- Ontogeny of the Reticular Formation: Its Possible Relation to the Myoclonic Epilepsies
- Pathophysiology of Myoclonic Epilepsies
- Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsies: EPM1, EPM2A, EPM2B
- Myoclonic Status in Nonprogressive Encephalopathies
Myoclonic Epilepsies of Infancy and Childhood
- Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy: Dravet Syndrome
- Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy: Clinical Analysis and Relation to SCN1A Mutations in Japanese Cohort
- Myoclonic Seizures in the Context of Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
- Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy
- Autosomal Recessive Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy
- Myoclonic-Astatic Epilepsy of Early Childhood - Definition, Course, Nosography, Genetics
- Idiopathic Myoclonic-Astatic Epilepsy of Early Childhood - Nosology Based on electrophysiologic and Long-Term Follow-Up Study of Patients
- Myoclonic Absences: The Seizure and the Syndrome
- Eyelid Myoclonia and Absence
- Childhood Absence Epilepsy Evolving to Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy: Electroclinical and Genetic Features
- Photosensitivity: Genetics and Clinical Significance
Myoclonic Epilepsies of Adolescence and Adulthood
- Familial Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Genetics of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy: Faulty Components and Faulty Wiring?
- Autosomal Dominant Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy and GABRA1
- CLCN2 and Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy
- Autosomal Dominant Cortical Myoclonus and Epilepsy (ADCME) with Linkage to Chromosome 2p11.1-q12.2
- Familial Adult Myoclonic Epilepsy(FAME)
Treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsies
- Treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsies in Infancy and Early Childhood
- Ketogenic Diet in Patients with Dravet Syndrome and Myoclonic Epilepsies in Infancy and Early Childhood
- Treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsies of Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood
Index
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