TY - JOUR
T1 - Le mioclonie palpebrali con assenze alla chiusura degli occhi. Una sindrome sottostimata?
AU - Striano, S.
AU - Nocerino, C.
AU - Striano, P.
AU - Boccella, P.
AU - Bilo, L.
AU - Meo, R.
AU - Ruosi, P.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Purpose. To evaluate prevalence of Eyelid myoclonia with absence (EMA) among Idiopathic generalized Epilepsies (IGE), and its clinical and evolutive characteristics. Material and method. Retrospective analysis of 2780 epileptic pts. Inclusion criteria: Eyelid myoclonia and microabsences, related to EEG generalized paroxysmal activity, and triggered by eye closure and/or intermittent photic stimulation. Results. 7.46% of pts. with IGE are classified as EMA. Female/male ratio is 1.7:1. Positive familial history is present in about an half of pts, with two pair of identical twins. Rare generalized tonic-clonic seizures occurred in most pts. Conclusions. EMA is a not infrequent IGE syndrome, and, possibly, underdiagnosed because of the paucity of clinical semiology and of the modification of EEG findings induced by AEDs. Video-EEG analysis is sometimes necessary for diagnosis of EMA.
AB - Purpose. To evaluate prevalence of Eyelid myoclonia with absence (EMA) among Idiopathic generalized Epilepsies (IGE), and its clinical and evolutive characteristics. Material and method. Retrospective analysis of 2780 epileptic pts. Inclusion criteria: Eyelid myoclonia and microabsences, related to EEG generalized paroxysmal activity, and triggered by eye closure and/or intermittent photic stimulation. Results. 7.46% of pts. with IGE are classified as EMA. Female/male ratio is 1.7:1. Positive familial history is present in about an half of pts, with two pair of identical twins. Rare generalized tonic-clonic seizures occurred in most pts. Conclusions. EMA is a not infrequent IGE syndrome, and, possibly, underdiagnosed because of the paucity of clinical semiology and of the modification of EEG findings induced by AEDs. Video-EEG analysis is sometimes necessary for diagnosis of EMA.
KW - Activation procedures
KW - Eyelid myoclonia with absences
KW - Idiopathic generalized Epilepsy
KW - Photosensitivity
KW - Reflex Epilepsy
KW - Video-EEG
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M3 - Articolo
AN - SCOPUS:0035570667
SP - 289
EP - 291
JO - Bollettino - Lega Italiana contro l'Epilessia
JF - Bollettino - Lega Italiana contro l'Epilessia
SN - 0394-560X
IS - 113-114
ER -