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Epilepsy, juvenile myoclonic 7

MedGen UID:
448006
•Concept ID:
CN043549
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: EPILEPSY, IDIOPATHIC GENERALIZED, SUSCEPTIBILITY TO, 10; EPILEPSY, JUVENILE MYOCLONIC, SUSCEPTIBILITY TO, 7; GABRD-Related Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Epilepsy: Epileptic Syndromes and Treatment.
Katyayan A, Diaz-Medina G
Neurol Clin 2021 Aug;39(3):779-795. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2021.04.002. PMID: 34215386
Clinical profile and treatment outcome of epilepsy syndromes in children: A hospital-based study in Eastern Nepal.
Poudel P, Kafle SP, Pokharel R
Epilepsia Open 2021 Mar;6(1):206-215. Epub 2021 Feb 8 doi: 10.1002/epi4.12470. PMID: 33681663Free PMC Article
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: clinical characteristics, treatment and prognosis in a Norwegian population of patients.
Kleveland G, Engelsen BA
Seizure 1998 Feb;7(1):31-8. doi: 10.1016/s1059-1311(98)90005-x. PMID: 9548223

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: Long-term prognosis and risk factors.
Pietrafusa N, La Neve A, de Palma L, Boero G, Luisi C, Vigevano F, Specchio N
Brain Dev 2021 Jun;43(6):688-697. Epub 2021 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2021.02.005. PMID: 33781581
Social cognition and psychopathology in childhood and adolescence.
Besag FMC, Vasey MJ
Epilepsy Behav 2019 Nov;100(Pt B):106210. Epub 2019 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.03.015. PMID: 31196824
Epidemiology and clinical manifestations of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) in Iran.
Asadi-Pooya AA, Hashemzehi Z, Emami M
Neurol Sci 2015 May;36(5):713-6. Epub 2014 Dec 5 doi: 10.1007/s10072-014-2021-0. PMID: 25475047
Headache in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
Schankin CJ, Rémi J, Klaus I, Sostak P, Reinisch VM, Noachtar S, Straube A
J Headache Pain 2011 Apr;12(2):227-33. Epub 2011 Mar 25 doi: 10.1007/s10194-011-0332-6. PMID: 21437711Free PMC Article
Myoclonic-astatic epilepsy.
Doose H
Epilepsy Res Suppl 1992;6:163-8. PMID: 1418479

Diagnosis

Epilepsy: Epileptic Syndromes and Treatment.
Katyayan A, Diaz-Medina G
Neurol Clin 2021 Aug;39(3):779-795. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2021.04.002. PMID: 34215386
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: Long-term prognosis and risk factors.
Pietrafusa N, La Neve A, de Palma L, Boero G, Luisi C, Vigevano F, Specchio N
Brain Dev 2021 Jun;43(6):688-697. Epub 2021 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2021.02.005. PMID: 33781581
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: Challenges on its 60th anniversary.
Yacubian EM
Seizure 2017 Jan;44:48-52. Epub 2016 Sep 15 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2016.09.005. PMID: 27665373
The absence epilepsies.
Porter RJ
Epilepsia 1993;34 Suppl 3:S42-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.1993.tb06258.x. PMID: 8500432
Myoclonic-astatic epilepsy.
Doose H
Epilepsy Res Suppl 1992;6:163-8. PMID: 1418479

Therapy

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: Long-term prognosis and risk factors.
Pietrafusa N, La Neve A, de Palma L, Boero G, Luisi C, Vigevano F, Specchio N
Brain Dev 2021 Jun;43(6):688-697. Epub 2021 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2021.02.005. PMID: 33781581
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: Challenges on its 60th anniversary.
Yacubian EM
Seizure 2017 Jan;44:48-52. Epub 2016 Sep 15 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2016.09.005. PMID: 27665373
Concepts and controversies of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: still an enigmatic epilepsy.
Koepp MJ, Thomas RH, Wandschneider B, Berkovic SF, Schmidt D
Expert Rev Neurother 2014 Jul;14(7):819-31. Epub 2014 Jun 14 doi: 10.1586/14737175.2014.928203. PMID: 24931665
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
Shian WJ, Chi CS
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) 1994 Jun;53(6):375-8. PMID: 8087714
The absence epilepsies.
Porter RJ
Epilepsia 1993;34 Suppl 3:S42-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.1993.tb06258.x. PMID: 8500432

Prognosis

Epilepsy: Epileptic Syndromes and Treatment.
Katyayan A, Diaz-Medina G
Neurol Clin 2021 Aug;39(3):779-795. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2021.04.002. PMID: 34215386
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: Long-term prognosis and risk factors.
Pietrafusa N, La Neve A, de Palma L, Boero G, Luisi C, Vigevano F, Specchio N
Brain Dev 2021 Jun;43(6):688-697. Epub 2021 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2021.02.005. PMID: 33781581
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: Challenges on its 60th anniversary.
Yacubian EM
Seizure 2017 Jan;44:48-52. Epub 2016 Sep 15 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2016.09.005. PMID: 27665373
The absence epilepsies.
Porter RJ
Epilepsia 1993;34 Suppl 3:S42-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.1993.tb06258.x. PMID: 8500432
Myoclonic-astatic epilepsy.
Doose H
Epilepsy Res Suppl 1992;6:163-8. PMID: 1418479

Clinical prediction guides

Sleep in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: A systematic review.
Yetkin O, Zarowski M, Baykan B
Seizure 2024 Aug;120:61-71. Epub 2024 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2024.05.014. PMID: 38908143
Sex-specific disease modifiers in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
Shakeshaft A, Panjwani N, Collingwood A, Crudgington H, Hall A, Andrade DM, Beier CP, Fong CY, Gardella E, Gesche J, Greenberg DA, Hamandi K, Koht J, Lim KS, Møller RS, Ng CC, Orsini A, Rees MI, Rubboli G, Selmer KK, Striano P, Syvertsen M, Thomas RH, Zarubova J, Richardson MP, Strug LJ, Pal DK
Sci Rep 2022 Feb 21;12(1):2785. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-06324-2. PMID: 35190554Free PMC Article
Variant Intestinal-Cell Kinase in Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy.
Bailey JN, de Nijs L, Bai D, Suzuki T, Miyamoto H, Tanaka M, Patterson C, Lin YC, Medina MT, Alonso ME, Serratosa JM, Durón RM, Nguyen VH, Wight JE, Martínez-Juárez IE, Ochoa A, Jara-Prado A, Guilhoto L, Molina Y, Yacubian EM, López-Ruiz M, Inoue Y, Kaneko S, Hirose S, Osawa M, Oguni H, Fujimoto S, Grisar TM, Stern JM, Yamakawa K, Lakaye B, Delgado-Escueta AV
N Engl J Med 2018 Mar 15;378(11):1018-1028. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1700175. PMID: 29539279
Hyperconnectivity in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: a network analysis.
Caeyenberghs K, Powell HW, Thomas RH, Brindley L, Church C, Evans J, Muthukumaraswamy SD, Jones DK, Hamandi K
Neuroimage Clin 2015;7:98-104. Epub 2014 Nov 27 doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2014.11.018. PMID: 25610771Free PMC Article
The absence epilepsies.
Porter RJ
Epilepsia 1993;34 Suppl 3:S42-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.1993.tb06258.x. PMID: 8500432

Recent systematic reviews

Sleep in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: A systematic review.
Yetkin O, Zarowski M, Baykan B
Seizure 2024 Aug;120:61-71. Epub 2024 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2024.05.014. PMID: 38908143
Patterns of Gray Matter Abnormalities in Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy: A Meta-Analysis of Voxel-Based Morphology Studies.
Bin G, Wang T, Zeng H, He X, Li F, Zhang J, Huang B
PLoS One 2017;12(1):e0169076. Epub 2017 Jan 6 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169076. PMID: 28060866Free PMC Article

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