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generalized epilepsy with atypical absence and tonic/myoclonic seizures

MedGen UID:
830726
•Concept ID:
CN225583
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Finding

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cognitive and functional status in late-onset Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: Variation on a classic phenotype.
Chourasia N, Maheshwari A, Kalamangalam G
Epilepsy Behav 2020 Jan;102:106660. Epub 2019 Nov 23 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106660. PMID: 31770718
Clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of startle epilepsy in childhood.
Yang Z, Liu X, Qin J, Zhang Y, Bao X, Wang S, Chang X
Clin Neurophysiol 2010 May;121(5):658-64. Epub 2010 Jan 13 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.12.020. PMID: 20071222

Diagnosis

Clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of startle epilepsy in childhood.
Yang Z, Liu X, Qin J, Zhang Y, Bao X, Wang S, Chang X
Clin Neurophysiol 2010 May;121(5):658-64. Epub 2010 Jan 13 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.12.020. PMID: 20071222
Treatment of seizures in subcortical laminar heterotopia with corpus callosotomy and lamotrigine.
Vossler DG, Lee JK, Ko TS
J Child Neurol 1999 May;14(5):282-8. doi: 10.1177/088307389901400503. PMID: 10342594

Therapy

Clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of startle epilepsy in childhood.
Yang Z, Liu X, Qin J, Zhang Y, Bao X, Wang S, Chang X
Clin Neurophysiol 2010 May;121(5):658-64. Epub 2010 Jan 13 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.12.020. PMID: 20071222
Treatment of seizures in subcortical laminar heterotopia with corpus callosotomy and lamotrigine.
Vossler DG, Lee JK, Ko TS
J Child Neurol 1999 May;14(5):282-8. doi: 10.1177/088307389901400503. PMID: 10342594

Prognosis

Clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of startle epilepsy in childhood.
Yang Z, Liu X, Qin J, Zhang Y, Bao X, Wang S, Chang X
Clin Neurophysiol 2010 May;121(5):658-64. Epub 2010 Jan 13 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.12.020. PMID: 20071222

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