Clinical Presentations and Factors Responsible for Delays in Diagnosis of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy among Sudanese Patients

Abstract

Introduction: Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME) is common idiopathic epilepsy manifested by myoclonic jerks that commonly noticed in early childhood without consciousness disturbance, then the generalised tonic -clonic overwhelms the scene, absence attacks are not uncommon. The prominent and cardinal EEG features of JME syndrome that supports the diagnosis is the generalized 3.5-6 Hz single, bifid and polyspikes slow-wave's complexes on normal brain background activity.

Editor Note: Journal of Neurology and Neuroscience Volume 8 Issue 4

“…Mazumdar et al [4], presented three interesting cases of gaze palsy. Abdalla et al [5], evaluated the demographic features and the most common clinical presentations among the Sudanese individuals suffering from Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME). Sin [6] presented a variant of Lemierre's syndrome, characterized by complete thrombosis of the left jugular vein.…”

“…Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME) is a generalized idiopathic epilepsy that manifests in the form of myoclonic jerks that are commonly observed during early childhood. Abdalla et al [5], evaluated the demographic features and the most common clinical presentations among the Sudanese JME patients. The results revealed that the mean age of individuals with JME at the time of diagnosis was 19.55 ± 8.98 years.…”