Epileptic Disorders
MENUPitfalls in the diagnosis of Jeavons syndrome: a study of 32 cases and review of the literature Volume 22, issue 3, June 2020
Authors
1 Health Sciences University, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital, Department of Neurology, Istanbul,
2 Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Neurology, Istanbul, Turkey
* Correspondence: Aylin Reyhani
Health Sciences University,
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital,
Department of Neurology, E5 Karayolu uzeri
Atasehir/Istanbul, 34752, Turkey
- Key words: Jeavons syndrome, eyelid myoclonia, absences, genetic generalized epilepsy
- DOI : 10.1684/epd.2020.1162
- Page(s) : 281-90
- Published in: 2020
Aims
Jeavons syndrome (JS) is mainly characterized by eyelid myoclonia with or without absences. It is thought to be underdiagnosed rather than have a rare prevalence. We aimed to investigate the electroclinical features of JS to determine possible factors influencing the diagnosis.