THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF JEAVONS SYNDROME

THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF JEAVONS SYNDROME

The authors describe their clinical case of a female patient with Jeavons syndrome, a rare type of reflex idiopathic epilepsy. By using the data of her medical history, clinical, neurological and neurofunctional studies as an example, they show the complexity of a diagnostic search, errors and diffi...

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Published in:Russkiĭ zhurnal detskoĭ nevrologii Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 55 - 59
Main Authors: V. N. Kulagin, N. V. Mikhailichenko
Format: Journal Article
Language:Russian
Published: ABV-press 01-04-2015
Subjects:
absences
antiepileptic therapy
epileptic eyelid myoclonia
jeavons syndrome
neuroimaging
video electroencephalographic monitoring
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Summary:The authors describe their clinical case of a female patient with Jeavons syndrome, a rare type of reflex idiopathic epilepsy. By using the data of her medical history, clinical, neurological and neurofunctional studies as an example, they show the complexity of a diagnostic search, errors and difficulties in the choice of therapeutic policy. The typical clinical manifestations of Jeavons syndrome are eyelid myoclonia with absences, eyeclosure- induced seizures, and photosensitivity, which are highly resistant to antiepileptic drugs. The introduction of current neuroimaging methods has increased the degree of evaluation the etiology of Jeavons syndrome.
ISSN:2073-8803
2412-9178
DOI:10.17650/2073-8803-2014-9-2-55-59