Seizure Control and Anxiety: Which Factor Plays a Major Role in Social Adjustment in Patients with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy?

Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME) is the most common generalized genetically determined epilepsy syndrome in adults and accounts for 5 –10% of all epilepsy cases (1). The syndrome is characterized by the presence of myoclonic seizures (100%), generalized-tonic-clonic seizures (GTC) (80 - 90%), and typical absence seizures (30%). The treatment consists of a balance between the avoidance of precipitating factors and antiseizure med ication (ASM) (2,3).

Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - July 1, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Maria Luisa Paiva, Ellen Marise Lima, Isabelle Bimbatti Siqueira, Patricia Rzezak, Camila Koike, Sylvie P. Moschetta, Silvia Vincentiis, Rud á Alessi, Tatiana Cohab Khafif, Melanie Mendoza, Kette D. Valente Source Type: research