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Medical Definition of Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
1. An epilepsy syndrome typically beginning in early adolescence, and characterised by early morning myoclonic jerks that may progress into a generalised tonic-clonic seizure. A genetic disorder: some families have had gene linkage to chromosome-6. The EEG is characterised by generalised polyspike and wave discharges at 4-6 Hz. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
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