Abstract
A young woman with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy had recurrent attacks of myoclonic status epilepticus related to a long history of limited compliance and irregular sleep. The diagnosis of this clinical pattern is based mainly on clinical description. A home video captured an attack.
Copyright 2002 Movement Disorder Society.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Female
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Humans
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Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile / diagnosis*
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Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile / drug therapy
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Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile / psychology
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Psychotherapy
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Status Epilepticus / diagnosis*
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Status Epilepticus / drug therapy
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Status Epilepticus / psychology
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Treatment Refusal
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Valproic Acid / administration & dosage
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Video Recording