Myoclonic Epilepsies

A clinically diverse group of epilepsy syndromes characterized either by myoclonic seizures or by myoclonus in association with other seizure types. Myoclonic epilepsy syndromes are divided into three subtypes based on etiology: familial, cryptogenic, and symptomatic.

Also Known As:

Myoclonic Encephalopathy; Epilepsy, Myoclonus; Epilepsy, Myoclonic; Myoclonus Epilepsy; Myoclonic Epilepsy; Epilepsies, Myoclonic; Benign Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy; Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsy; Doose Syndrome; Dravet Syndrome; Early Childhood Epilepsy, Myoclonic; Early Childhood, Myoclonic Epilepsy; Encephalopathy, Myoclonic; Epilepsy, Early Childhood, Myoclonic; Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Early Childhood; Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile; Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Benign; Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Severe; Infantile Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy; Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Benign Infantile; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Early Childhood; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile, Benign; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile, Severe; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Severe Infantile; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Severe, Of Infancy; Myoclonic Seizure Disorder; Severe Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy; Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy Of Infancy; Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile; Astatic Epilepsies, Myoclonic; Astatic Epilepsy, Myoclonic; Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsies; Dravet Syndromes; Encephalopathies, Myoclonic; Epilepsies, Cryptogenic Myoclonic; Epilepsies, Idiopathic Myoclonic; Epilepsies, Infantile Myoclonic; Epilepsies, Myoclonic Absence; Epilepsies, Myoclonic Astatic; Epilepsies, Symptomatic Myoclonic; Epilepsy, Cryptogenic Myoclonic; Epilepsy, Idiopathic Myoclonic; Epilepsy, Infantile Myoclonic; Epilepsy, Myoclonic Absence; Epilepsy, Myoclonic Astatic; Epilepsy, Symptomatic Myoclonic; Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsies; Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsies; Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy; Myoclonic Absence Epilepsies; Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsies; Myoclonic Encephalopathies; Myoclonic Epilepsies, Cryptogenic; Myoclonic Epilepsies, Idiopathic; Myoclonic Epilepsies, Infantile; Myoclonic Epilepsies, Symptomatic; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Cryptogenic; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Idiopathic; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Symptomatic; Myoclonic Seizure Disorders; Myoclonus Epilepsies; Seizure Disorder, Myoclonic; Seizure Disorders, Myoclonic; Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsies; Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy; Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy; Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy

Nervous System Diseases: 14178
- Central Nervous System Diseases: 4213
  - Brain Diseases: 15694
    - Epilepsy: 37791
      - Generalized Epilepsy: 896
        Myoclonic Epilepsies: 1199
      - Epileptic Syndromes: 883
        Myoclonic Epilepsies: 1199

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis With Polyglucosan Bodies

Disease Context: Research Results