Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is the form of epilepsy that initiates in the early childhood. With considerable consequences patients with JME may face social outcast and may develop learning disabilities. This article provides a brief overview of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) or ‘Janz syndrome’ is one of the most common idiopathic epilepsies of childhood. The syndrome was also known as ‘impulsive petit mal’.
It typically occurs in otherwise healthy adolescents. It is characterized by a triad of: Myoclonic jerks Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) Absence seizures JME accounts for 25 to 30% of the idiopathic generalized epilepsies and up to 10% of all cases of epilepsy. The gender ratio in JME is generally considered to be equal, but several studies have reported a female dominance of up to 2.9:1. The mean age of onset of JME is 15 years,…
