Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy was diagnosed and treatment with valproic acid initiated, which alleviated the myoclonus and decreased the frequency of the seizures. Several months later, the patient ...

Polygenic background modifies the clinical expression of monogenic epilepsies, a finding that has genetic counseling and ...

While most people don’t have to be overly mindful about workout routines affecting their sleep, those with insomnia – chronic ...

Ictal semiology differed from myoclonic and supplementary motor seizures, which are other seizure types characterised by bilateral motor movements and retained awareness. In the two new patients ictal ...

The test revealed CHD2 Myoclonic Encephalopathy, a severe disorder causing intellectual disability and various seizure types, alongside Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a rare epilepsy marked by frequent ...

Additionally, muscle soreness, pain and myoclonic jerks – sudden twitches from overworked muscles – can cause tossing and turning, Prof Morgan said. “Training hurts,” he added. There is no ...

RESULTS Three patients had dystonic spasms associated with striatopallidal lesions and one with a thalamic and striatopallidal lesion. One other patient presented with a myoclonic dystonia related to ...

Tegretol and Lamictal are antiepileptic drugs that also treat other conditions. Learn more about the differences and similarities between the two drugs.

Cannabidiol is under clinical development by Jazz Pharmaceuticals and currently in Phase III for Infantile Spasm (West Syndrome).

Tonic-clonic seizures are the type of epileptic seizure most people recognise. In the past they were called grand-mal seizures. Tonic-clonic seizures can have a generalised onset, meaning they affect ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic condition characterized by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy. It mainly affects motor function, but often also causes problems with speaking, ...

Tonic seizures can be generalised onset, meaning they affect both sides of the brain from the start. Or they can be focal onset, meaning they start in just one side of the brain. If a tonic seizure ...