Description of a family with a novel Progressive myoclonus epilepsy and cognitive impairment

Edoardo Ferlazzo; Domenico Italiano; Isabelle An; Tiziana Calarese; Virginie Laguitton; Placido Bramanti; Paolo Di Bella; Pierre Genton

doi:10.1002/mds.22489

Description of a family with a novel Progressive myoclonus epilepsy and cognitive impairment

Edoardo Ferlazzo, Domenico Italiano, Isabelle An, Tiziana Calarese, Virginie Laguitton, Placido Bramanti, Paolo Di Bella, Pierre Genton

IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino Pulejo"

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Abstract

We report a family of Algerian origin presenting an unusual, severe form of progressive myoclonus epilepsy characterized by myoclonus, generalized tonic-clonic seizures and moderate to severe cognitive impairment, with probable autosomal recessive inheritance. Disease onset was between 6 and 16 years of age. The diagnosis of Unverricht-Lundborg disease and all other known causes of progressive myoclonus epilepsies were excluded by specific laboratory tests and molecular analysis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1016-1022
Number of pages	7
Journal	Movement Disorders
Volume	24
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.22489
Publication status	Published - May 15 2009

Keywords

Cognitive impairment
Progressive myoclonus epilepsy
Seizures

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Clinical Neurology
Neurology

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Description of a family with a novel Progressive myoclonus epilepsy and cognitive impairment. / Ferlazzo, Edoardo; Italiano, Domenico; An, Isabelle; Calarese, Tiziana; Laguitton, Virginie; Bramanti, Placido; Di Bella, Paolo; Genton, Pierre.

In: Movement Disorders, Vol. 24, No. 7, 15.05.2009, p. 1016-1022.

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