 Epilepsies, Myoclonic
"Epilepsies, Myoclonic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A clinically diverse group of epilepsy syndromes characterized either by myoclonic seizures or by myoclonus in association with other seizure types. Myoclonic epilepsy syndromes are divided into three subtypes based on etiology: familial, cryptogenic, and symptomatic.
| Descriptor ID |
D004831
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.490.375.130 C10.228.140.490.493.063
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| Concept/Terms |
Epilepsies, Myoclonic- Epilepsies, Myoclonic
- Epilepsy, Myoclonic
- Myoclonic Epilepsies
- Myoclonic Seizure Disorder
- Myoclonic Seizure Disorders
- Seizure Disorder, Myoclonic
- Seizure Disorders, Myoclonic
- Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Epilepsy, Myoclonus
- Myoclonus Epilepsies
- Myoclonus Epilepsy
Early Childhood Epilepsy, Myoclonic- Early Childhood Epilepsy, Myoclonic
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Early Childhood
- Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Early Childhood
- Early Childhood, Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Epilepsy, Early Childhood, Myoclonic
Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile- Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile
- Epilepsies, Infantile Myoclonic
- Epilepsy, Infantile Myoclonic
- Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsies
- Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Myoclonic Epilepsies, Infantile
Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy- Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Epilepsies, Symptomatic Myoclonic
- Epilepsy, Symptomatic Myoclonic
- Myoclonic Epilepsies, Symptomatic
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Symptomatic
- Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsies
Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy- Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Epilepsies, Idiopathic Myoclonic
- Epilepsy, Idiopathic Myoclonic
- Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsies
- Myoclonic Epilepsies, Idiopathic
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Idiopathic
- Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsies
- Epilepsies, Cryptogenic Myoclonic
- Epilepsy, Cryptogenic Myoclonic
- Myoclonic Epilepsies, Cryptogenic
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Cryptogenic
Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy- Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy
- Absence Epilepsies, Myoclonic
- Absence Epilepsy, Myoclonic
- Epilepsies, Myoclonic Absence
- Epilepsy, Myoclonic Absence
- Myoclonic Absence Epilepsies
Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy- Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy
- Astatic Epilepsies, Myoclonic
- Astatic Epilepsy, Myoclonic
- Epilepsies, Myoclonic Astatic
- Epilepsy, Myoclonic Astatic
- Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsies
Myoclonic Encephalopathy- Myoclonic Encephalopathy
- Encephalopathies, Myoclonic
- Myoclonic Encephalopathies
- Encephalopathy, Myoclonic
Benign Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy- Benign Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Benign Infantile
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile, Benign
- Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Benign
Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Severe- Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Severe
- Infantile Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile, Severe
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Severe, Of Infancy
- Severe Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile
- Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy Of Infancy
- Dravet Syndrome
- Dravet Syndromes
- Doose Syndrome
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Severe Infantile
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epilepsies, Myoclonic" by people in Profiles.
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Adair L, Han R, Fulton R, Figueroa A, Patel M. A multielectrode array reveals therapeutic potential of translocator protein ligands in a zebrafish model of Dravet syndrome. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2025 Jul; 392(7):103614.
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Golnari P, Prantzalos K, Hood V, Meskis MA, Isom LL, Wilcox K, Parent JM, Lal D, Lhatoo SD, Goodkin HP, Wirrell EC, Knupp KG, Patel M, Loeb JA, Sullivan JE, Harte-Hargrove L, Fureman BE, Buchhalter J, Sahoo SS. Ontology accelerates few-shot learning capability of large language model: A study in extraction of drug efficacy in a rare pediatric epilepsy. Int J Med Inform. 2025 Sep; 201:105942.
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Condon C, Parkerson KA, Dandurand A, Wang F, Howse C, Mayhew M, Whyman S, Ventola P, Anne Meskis M, Sullivan J, Knupp KG, Gater A, Mahon-Smith A. Qualitative evaluation of meaningful change in Dravet syndrome as measured by the Vineland-3: Caregiver and clinician perspectives. Epilepsy Behav. 2025 Jun; 167:110381.
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Figueroa AG, Fulton RE, Banerji R, Knupp KG, Patel MN. Mitochondrial respiration defects in lymphoblast cell lines from patients with Dravet syndrome. Epilepsia. 2025 Jul; 66(7):2507-2520.
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Rong M, Marques PT, Ali QZ, Morcos R, Chandran I, Qaiser F, Møller RS, Bayat A, Rubboli G, Gardella E, Reuter MS, Sands TT, Scheffer IE, Schneider A, Poduri A, Wirrell E, Nabbout R, Sullivan J, Valente K, Auvin S, Knupp KG, Brunklaus A, Aledo-Serrano Á, Andrade DM. Variants in ATP6V0C are associated with Dravet-like developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. Epilepsia. 2025 Jun; 66(6):2046-2052.
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Symonds JD, Park KL, Mignot C, Macleod S, Armstrong M, Ashrafian H, Bernard G, Brown K, Brunklaus A, Callaghan M, Classen G, Cohen JS, Cutcutache I, de Sainte Agathe JM, Dyment D, Elliot KS, Isapof A, Joss S, Keren B, Marble M, McTague A, Osmond M, Page M, Planes M, Platzer K, Redon S, Reese J, Saenz M, Smith-Hicks C, Stobo D, Stockhaus C, Vuillaume ML, Wolf NI, Wakeling EL, Yoon G, Knight JC, Zuberi SM. POLR3B is associated with a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with myoclonic-atonic seizures and ataxia. Epilepsia. 2024 Nov; 65(11):3303-3323.
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Gil-Nagel A, Cross JH, Devinsky O, Ceulemans B, Lagae L, Knupp K, Schoonjans AS, Ryvlin P, Thiele EA, Polega S, Lothe A, Nabbout R. Comprehensive scoping review of fenfluramine's role in managing generalized tonic-clonic seizures in developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. Epilepsia. 2024 Aug; 65(8):2186-2199.
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Sullivan J, Wirrell E, Knupp KG, Chen D, Flamini R, Zafar M, Ventola P, Avendaño J, Wang F, Parkerson KA, Ticho B. Adaptive functioning and neurodevelopment in patients with Dravet syndrome: 12-month interim analysis of the BUTTERFLY observational study. Epilepsy Behav. 2024 Feb; 151:109604.
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Perry MS, Scheffer IE, Sullivan J, Brunklaus A, Boronat S, Wheless JW, Laux L, Patel AD, Roberts CM, Dlugos D, Holder D, Knupp KG, Lallas M, Phillips S, Segal E, Smeyers P, Lal D, Wirrell E, Zuberi S, Brünger T, Wojnaroski M, Maru B, O'Donnell P, Morton M, James E, Vila MC, Huang N, Gofshteyn JS, Rico S. Severe communication delays are independent of seizure burden and persist despite contemporary treatments in SCN1A+ Dravet syndrome: Insights from the ENVISION natural history study. Epilepsia. 2024 Feb; 65(2):322-337.
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Bishop KI, Isquith PK, Gioia GA, Knupp KG, Scheffer IE, Nabbout R, Specchio N, Sullivan J, Auvin S, Helen Cross J, Guerrini R, Farfel G, Galer BS, Gammaitoni AR. Fenfluramine treatment is associated with improvement in everyday executive function in preschool-aged children (<5 years) with Dravet syndrome: A critical period for early neurodevelopment. Epilepsy Behav. 2023 01; 138:108994.
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