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Myoclonic Epilepsies, Progressive  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A heterogeneous group of primarily familial EPILEPSY disorders characterized by myoclonic seizures, tonic-clonic seizures, ataxia, progressive intellectual deterioration, and neuronal degeneration. These include LAFORA DISEASE; MERRF SYNDROME; NEURONAL CEROID-LIPOFUSCINOSIS; sialidosis (see MUCOLIPIDOSES), and UNVERRICHT-LUNDBORG SYNDROME.

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Entry terms

  • Myoclonic Epilepsy, Progressive
  • Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy
  • Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsies

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