Abstract:Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), characterized by predominating myoclonic seizures, is one of the most common forms of genetic generalized epilepsy. Genetic studies in JME reported susceptibility associated with EFHC1 gene. A 26-year-old male patient was admitted to our epilepsy outpatient clinic unit with one generalized tonic-clonic seizure and with previous myoclonic seizures started at the age of 17 years described as jerky movements. His neurologic examination and neuroimaging studies were normal. The f… Show more
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