Epilepsia mioclónica benigna refleja de la infancia. A propósito de una nueva observación

Fernandez-Lorente, J.; J, Pastor; Carbonell, J; Jm, Aparicio-Meix

doi:10.33588/rn.2901.98255

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“…The length of follow‐up period was accurately known for 54 cases, lasting from two months (Fernández‐Lorente et al , 1999) to 18 years and 11 months (Capovilla et al , 2007). The prognosis was excellent in all reported cases and reflex MS quickly disappeared, even in untreated patients.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Video-EEG and polygraphic recordings provide us with a detailed analysis of such MS. Interictal EEG usually shows normal background activity during wakefulness; however, this was not the case for 10 reported cases (Deonna, 1998;Kurian and King, 2003;Capovilla et al, 2007;Verrotti et al, 2013) in which bursts of generalised polyspike-wave (PSW) and centro-temporal spike (CTS) activity, occurring spontaneously and without any clinical correlates, were reported. Sleep recordings show a normal organisation of sleep; in 42 reported patients, sleep was characterised by rare, generalised irregular PSW discharges, usually accompanied by brief and irregular myoclonic jerks (Deonna, 1998;Fernández-Lorente et al, 1999;Caraballo et al, 2003;Capovilla et al, 2007;Verrotti et al, 2013). MS are always associated with an EEG discharge of generalised, high-amplitude spike-wave (SW) or PSW activity of more than 3 Hz, with fronto-central predominance, lasting for 0.5-3 seconds and synchronous with brief rhythmic bursts of electromyographic (EMG) activity (figures 1 and 2).…”

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“…RMEI is extremely rare and, to the best of our knowledge, there are at present 80 cases published in the literature (Ricci et al, 1995;Cuvellier et al, 1997;Giovanardi Rossi et al, 1997;Deonna, 1998;Fernández-Lorente et al, 1999;Zafeiriou et al, 2003;Kurian and King, 2003;Caraballo et al, 2003;Auvin et al, 2006;Darra et al, 2006;Capovilla et al, 2007;Korff et al, 2009;Verrotti et al, 2013; the article of Auvin et al [2006] includes a patient previously described by Cuvellier et al [1997]). In all cases, generalised reflex myoclonic jerks starting in the first two years of life are described.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The length of follow-up period was accurately known for 54 cases, lasting from two months (Fernández-Lorente et al, 1999) to 18 years and 11 months (Capovilla et al, 2007) (Verrotti et al, 2013). Since myoclonic attacks are usually brief and occur only as reflex responses, some authors (Ricci et al, 1995;Deonna, 1998) recommended not to treat these children with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Reflex myoclonic epilepsy in infancy: a critical review

Verrotti¹,

Matricardi²,

Pavone³

et al. 2013

Epileptic Disorders

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Benign myoclonic epilepsy in infancy, classified among the generalised idiopathic epilepsies, is characterised by the occurrence of myoclonic seizures in the first three years of life in otherwise normal infants. Some authors have described cases of myoclonic seizures as a reflex response to sudden unexpected tactile or acoustic stimuli and this clinical entity has been proposed as a separate nosographic syndrome, referred to as “reflex myoclonic epilepsy in infancy” (RMEI). We reviewed all published articles and case reports on RMEI in order to clarify clinical and electroencephalographic findings, with particular attention to outcome and treatment. RMEI appears to be a benign variant of idiopathic myoclonic epilepsy in infancy with specific features that occur in neurologically and developmentally normal children. This rare clinical entity is often under‐described and under‐diagnosed, and for this reason should be brought to the attention of paediatricians in order to avoid extensive investigations and reassure parents of the lack of long‐term complications.

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Section: Eeg Findingsmentioning

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Section: General Remarksmentioning

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Section: Outcome and Treatmentmentioning

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Reflex myoclonic epilepsy in infancy: a critical review

Verrotti¹,

Matricardi²,

Pavone³

et al. 2013

Epileptic Disorders

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“…Treatment is usually recommended if attacks persist for more than six months. Valproate represents the firstline drug; complete seizure control was rarely achieved by adding either Clonazepam [5,9,13,17], Clobazam [17] or Ethosuximide [5]. Seizures were reported to disappear spontaneously without treatment after 8-19 months [8,9].…”

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Tap seizures in infancy: A critical review

Turco

Andreolli

Pisani

2018

Seizure

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Tap seizure is a type of reflex myoclonic epilepsy in which seizures are evoked mainly by unexpected tactile stimuli and which is classified among the electroclinical syndromes of infancy. This condition, whose onset is in the first two years of life, is characterized by excellent prognosis and is extremely rare. We reviewed all published articles and case reports on Reflex Myoclonic Epilepsies focusing on touch-induced seizures in order to clarify clinical and electroencephalographic findings. Our aim is to increase knowledge about this specific disorder in order to help pediatricians avoid extensive investigations when making their diagnosis and reassure parents regarding absence of long-term complications.

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