New discoveries in progressive myoclonus epilepsies: a clinical outlook.

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INTRODUCTION: Progressive myoclonus epilepsies (PMEs) constitute a rare and heterogeneous group of genetic disorders with a distinctive triad of myoclonus, seizures, and progressive neurological deterioration. PMEs, even though rare, are arguably the severest form of epilepsies accounting for <1% of all epilepsies with age at onset varying from infancy to adulthood, depending on the disease. A majority are...

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