RESUMOIntrodução: A Epilepsia Mioclônica Juvenil (EMJ) é uma epilepsia idiopática generalizada, que, apesar de descrita há mais de um século, é uma entidade clínica ainda subdiagnosticada. Objetivo: Apresentar o perfil clínico, epidemiológico e terapêutico de pacientes com EMJ, além de mensurar a qualidade de vida destes. Metodologia: Foram avaliados dezenove pacientes com EMJ, acompanhados no Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal de Alagoas, com o Protocolo de Consulta Clínica e o QOLIE-31 (Quality of life in epilepsy), versão brasileira. Resultados: O estudo mostrou que dentre os 19 pacientes selecionados, 12 (63%) eram do sexo feminino; a idade de início das crises epiléticas teve média de 12 anos (±3); a história familiar para epilepsia foi positiva 78,9% dos entrevistados; todos apresentavam crises mioclônicas de predomínio matinal associadas a crises tônico-clônicas generalizadas; 14 pacientes (73,7%) estavam em monoterapia, sendo 13 com o ácido valpróico. A "Pontuação Global" (Overall score) do QOLIE-31 variou de 26 a 98, com média de 62,1 (±18,4) e T-score (escore padronizado) corresponde a 47. Conclusão: A análise dos resultados auxilia sobremaneira na melhor caracterização deste grupo de pacientes, além de quantificar através de instrumento validado, pela primeira vez, a qualidade de vida destes, a qual não pode mais ser ignorada no seu manejo.Unitermos: Epilepsia mioclônica juvenil, qualidade de vida, QOLIE-31. ABSTRACTJuvenile myoclonic epilepsy: a clinical, epidemiological, therapeutic and quality of life study Introduction: The Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME) is an idiopathic generalized epilepsy that, despite being descripted for more than a century, it is still a clinical entity often misdiagnosed. Objective: Introduce the clinical, epidemiological and therapeutic profile of patients with JME, addition to measuring the quality of their life. Methodology: Nineteen patients carrying JME were evaluated. They had been examinated at the Federal University of Alagoas' Academic Hospital, with the Clinical Enquiry Protocol and the QOLIE-31 (Quality of life in epilepsy), Brasilian version. Results: Among the 19 selected patients, 63% were female; the average age for the first seizure was twelve years (±3); the epilepsy familiar history were positive in 78,9% of the patients; all patients presented myoclonic seizures with matinal predominance associated to generalized tonic-clonic seizures; 14 patients (73,7%) were in monotherapy, 13 of these with sodium valproate. The "Overall score" of QOLIE-31 range from 26 to 98, with an average score of 62,1 (±18,4) and T-score (standardized score) corresponding 47. Conclusion: The analysis helps considerably in the best characterization of this group of patients and quantifies for the first time, through validated instrument, the quality of life of them, which can no longer be ignored in their management.
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