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Family studies of individuals with eyelid myoclonia with absences.
Epilepsia - 1 Dec 2012
Sadleir Lynette G, Vears Danya, Regan Brigid, Redshaw Natalie, Bleasel Andrew, Scheffer Ingrid E
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Eyelid myoclonia with absences (EM) is an uncommon type of absence seizure associated with a variety of epilepsy syndromes. The syndrome of epilepsy with EM (EMA) has been proposed to denote the onset of frequent EM induced by eye closure and photic stimulation beginning in childhood. The clinical genetics of EMA has not been well characterized, although a family history of seizures is not infrequent....
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