Preferred Name

Myoclonic Epilepsy
Synonyms

Myoclonic Seizure Disorder

Myoclonic Encephalopathy

Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy

Definitions

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 (i.e., occurring secondary to known disease processes such as infections, hypoxic-ischemic injuries, trauma, etc.) (MeSH).

ID

http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/birnlex_12719

alternative label

Myoclonic Seizure Disorder

Myoclonic Encephalopathy

Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy

createdDate

2007-10-08

definition

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 (i.e., occurring secondary to known disease processes such as infections, hypoxic-ischemic injuries, trauma, etc.) (MeSH).

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label

Myoclonic Epilepsy

MeshUid

D020190

modifiedDate

2007-10-08

nifID

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note

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 (i.e., occurring secondary to known disease processes such as infections, hypoxic-ischemic injuries, trauma, etc.) (MeSH).

http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/readable/uncurated

preferred label

Myoclonic Epilepsy

putativeClassExtension

Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy

Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy

Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy

Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsy

Resource Identifier

D020190

_8.3_5.2.3

synonym

Myoclonic Seizure Disorder

Myoclonic Encephalopathy

Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy

usageNote

MeSH includes implied subtypes

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_1826

http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/birnlex_12718

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