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Clinical picture of EPM1-Unverricht-Lundborg disease.
Epilepsia - 1 Apr 2008
Kälviäinen Reetta, Khyuppenen Jelena, Koskenkorva Päivi, Eriksson Kai, Vanninen Ritva, Mervaala Esa
Abstract excerpt
Unverricht-Lundborg disease (ULD), progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 1 (EPM1, OMIM254800), is an autosomal recessively inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by age of onset from 6 to 16 years, stimulus-sensitive myoclonus, and tonic-clonic epileptic seizures. Some years after the onset ataxia, incoordination, intentional tremor, and dysarthria develop. Individuals with EPM1 are mentally alert but...
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