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  2. Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy - Wikipedia

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    The majority of patients (58.2%) have frequent myoclonic jerks, [13] with some sources stating that all patients with JME have myoclonic seizures. [10] Generalized tonic–clonic seizures are less common [13] but still reported in 85–90%. [10] Absence seizures are believed to be least common, with an estimated prevalence between 10% and 40%.

  3. Absence seizure - Wikipedia

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    Absence seizures affect between 0.7 and 4.6 per 100,000 in the general population and 6 to 8 per 100,000 in children younger than 15 years. Childhood absence seizures account for 10% to 17% of all absence seizures. Onset is between 4 and 10 years and peaks at 5 to 7 years. It is more common in girls than in boys. [1]

  4. Childhood absence epilepsy - Wikipedia

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    Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE), formerly known as pyknolepsy, is an idiopathic generalized epilepsy which occurs in otherwise normal children. The age of onset is between 4–10 years with peak age between 5–7 years. Children have absence seizures which although brief (~4–20 seconds), they occur frequently, sometimes in the hundreds per ...

  5. Category:Epilepsy - Wikipedia

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    Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes G40 within Chapter VI: Diseases of the nervous system should be included in this category. Articles related to the neurological disorder epilepsy .

  6. Myoclonic epilepsy - Wikipedia

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    Seizures usually begin around puberty and usually have a genetic basis. [4] Seizures can be stimulus-selective, with flashing lights being one of the most common triggers. [4] Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is a prevalent and typical form of idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) syndrome.

  7. Idiopathic generalized epilepsy - Wikipedia

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    Also known as Janz syndrome, juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is a common form of epilepsy, accounting for ~10% of all cases and ~25% of cases of idiopathic generalized epilepsies. Many children with CAE go on to develop JME. JME first presents between the ages of 12 and 18 with prominent myoclonic seizures.

  8. Epilepsy syndromes - Wikipedia

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    Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is a genetic generalised epilepsy that occurs in patients aged 8 to 20 years. Patients have normal cognition and are otherwise neurologically intact. The most common seizure is myoclonic jerks, although generalized tonic-clonic seizures and absence seizures may occur as well.

  9. Status epilepticus - Wikipedia

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    The seizures can be of the tonic–clonic type, with a regular pattern of contraction and extension of the arms and legs, or of types that do not involve contractions, such as absence seizures or complex partial seizures. [1] Status epilepticus is a life-threatening medical emergency, particularly if treatment is delayed. [1]