RT Book, Section
A1 Giráldez, Beatriz G.
A1 Marinas, Ainhoa
A1 Serratosa, Jose M.
A2 Duchowny, Michael
A2 Cross, J. Helen
A2 Arzimanoglou, Alexis
SR Print(0)
ID 1138410556
T1 Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
T2 Pediatric Epilepsy
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071496216
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138410556
RD 2024/10/03
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.