Myoclonus epilepsy
Myoclonus epilepsy: Introduction
Myoclonus epilepsy: A form of epilepsy (brain function disturbance) associated with involuntary muscle twitching (myoclonus).
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Symptoms of Myoclonus epilepsy
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Myoclonus epilepsy: Deaths
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Causes of Myoclonus epilepsy
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Myoclonus epilepsy: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Myoclonus epilepsy
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden inability to speak.
This...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur...read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), for which the
symptoms...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return.
A variety of...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in children.
See ...read more »
Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency
is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple...read more »
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Myoclonus epilepsy: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Myoclonus epilepsy: Rare Types
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Myoclonus epilepsy
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Prognosis for Myoclonus epilepsy
Prognosis for Myoclonus epilepsy:
hugely variable from transient to stable to progressive
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Definitions of Myoclonus epilepsy:
Epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin
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