TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy A1 - Giráldez, Beatriz G. A1 - Marinas, Ainhoa A1 - Serratosa, Jose M. A2 - Duchowny, Michael A2 - Cross, J. Helen A2 - Arzimanoglou, Alexis PY - 2017 T2 - Pediatric Epilepsy AB - Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is a common epilepsy syndrome classified as a type of idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE).1 The syndrome is also known as impulsiv petit mal or the syndrome of Janz.2 JME represents approximately 10% of all epilepsies. Seizures typically begin in early adolescence, most often between the ages of 12 and 18 years, with a mean age of onset of 14 years. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/03 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138410556 ER -