Patients with JME showed focal clinical and EEG features. These features should not be misinterpreted as indicative of partial epilepsy.

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The incidence of different kinds of IGEs and typical EEG trait is high in first-degree relatives of JME probands. IGE features were noted in 61% of the families. JME is the most common type of IGE and IGE features were found to be more frequent among siblings than parents. These findings confirm familial susceptibility to IGE.

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Neuropathy was detected in 32.8% subjects with IGT. Small fiber neuropathy was most common. Of all the three parameters studied, QST was found to be most sensitive technique for the detection of neuropathy. Assessment of medial plantar and dorsal sural NCS increases the sensitivity in the detection of neuropathy.