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Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome  

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Definition

  • An autosomal recessive condition characterized by recurrent myoclonic and generalized seizures, ATAXIA, slowly progressive intellectual deterioration, DYSARTHRIA, and intention tremor. Myoclonic seizures are severe and continuous, and tend to be triggered by movement, stress, and sensory stimuli. The age of onset is between 8 and 13 years, and the condition is relatively frequent in the Baltic region, especially Finland. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp109-110)

Entry terms

  • Baltic Myoclonic Epilepsy
  • Baltic Myoclonus
  • Baltic Myoclonus Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy, Progressive Myoclonic 1
  • Epilepsy, Progressive Myoclonic 1a
  • Epilepsy, Progressive Myoclonic Type 1
  • Epilepsy, Progressive Myoclonus 1
  • Lundborg-Unverricht Syndrome
  • Mediterranean Myoclonic Epilepsy
  • Myoclonic Epilepsy of Unverricht and Lundborg
  • Myoclonus Progressive Epilepsy of Unverricht and Lundborg
  • Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy 1
  • Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsybaltic Myoclonic Epilepsy
  • Unverricht Disease
  • Unverricht-Lundborg Disease

In other languages

  • French

  • Épilepsie myoclonique progressive type Unverricht-Lundborg
  • Maladie d'Unverricht-Lundborg
  • Myoclonus baltique
  • Myoclonus méditerranéen

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