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Early myoclonic encephalopathy

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nameEarly myoclonic encephalopathy
fieldNeurology

Early myoclonic encephalopathy (EME) is a rare neonatal-onset epilepsy developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) with an onset at neonatal period or during the first 3 months of life. This syndrome is now included as part of the Early infantile developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (EIDEE) under the 2022 ILAE (International League Against Epilepsy) syndrome classification.

Epidemiology

The prevalence estimates among EME are of

References

References

  1. (November 2003). "Epileptic encephalopathies with myoclonic seizures in infants and children (severe myoclonic epilepsy and myoclonic-astatic epilepsy).". Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology.
  2. Zuberi, Sameer M.. (June 2022). "ILAE classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in neonates and infants: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions". Epilepsia.
  3. (August 2006). "Are early myoclonic encephalopathy (EME) and the Ohtahara syndrome (EIEE) independent of each other?". Epilepsy Research.
  4. "Orphanet: Early myoclonic encephalopathy".
  5. (Apr 2010). "Revised terminology and concepts for organization of seizures and epilepsies: report of the ILAE Commission on Classification and Terminology, 2005-2009". Epilepsia.
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