Late-Onset Generalized Myoclonic Seizure: Case Report

Most of the epileptic seizures that begin at an advanced age are focal onset seizures due to an underlying structural lesion. Generalized myoclonic seizures, usually seen in adolescence, are very rare in elderly patients without a history of epilepsy. In this study, we present a 60-year-old patient...

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Published in:Archives of Epilepsy 2021-01, Vol.27 (2), p.127-130
Main Authors: Özkan, Hülya, Güldiken, Baburhan, Merve Melodi Çakar, Aslı Sert Sunal, Sezgin Kehaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Convulsions & seizures
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy
idiopathic generalized epilepsy
late onset
myoclonic epilepsy
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Summary:Most of the epileptic seizures that begin at an advanced age are focal onset seizures due to an underlying structural lesion. Generalized myoclonic seizures, usually seen in adolescence, are very rare in elderly patients without a history of epilepsy. In this study, we present a 60-year-old patient with generalized myoclonic seizures with electrophysiological findings. Because of the late-onset, myoclonic jerks were first evaluated with the diagnosis of non-epileptic psychogenic attack in an external health center. The patient was diagnosed with seizure recordings in Electroencephalography-video monitoring. The patient responded well to the antiepileptic treatment and became seizure-free.
ISSN:2792-0550
2792-0550
DOI:10.14744/epilepsi.2020.36450