Preferred Name

Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome

Synonyms

Mediterranean Myoclonic Epilepsy|Baltic Myoclonus|Unverricht Disease|Lundborg-Unverricht Syndrome|Baltic Myoclonus Epilepsy

ID

http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_12725

abbrev

class_or_indiv

true

definition

An autosomal recessive condition characterized by recurrent myoclonic and generalized seizures, ATAXIA, slowly progressive intellectual deterioration, dysarthria, and intention tremor. Myoclonic seizures are severe and continuous, and tend to be triggered by movement, stress, and sensory stimuli. The age of onset is between 8 and 13 years, and the condition is relatively frequent in the Baltic region, especially Finland (MeSH).

external_id_urls

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2008/MB_cgi?field=uid&term=D020194

external_ids

meshUID:D020194

label

Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome

mod_date

2007-10-08

preferred_label

Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome

prefixIRI

birnlex_12725

retired

false

synonyms

Mediterranean Myoclonic Epilepsy|Baltic Myoclonus|Unverricht Disease|Lundborg-Unverricht Syndrome|Baltic Myoclonus Epilepsy

subClassOf

http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_12722

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