Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome

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Disease or Syndrome

Definition:

An autosomal recessive condition characterized by recurrent myoclonic and generalized seizures, ataxia, slowly progressive intellectual deterioration, dysarthria, and intention tremor. Myoclonic seizures are severe and continuous, and tend to be triggered by movement, stress, and sensory stimuli. The age of onset is between 8 and 13 years, and the condition is relatively frequent in the Baltic region, especially Finland. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp109-110)

Synonyms:

Baltic Myoclonus
Baltic Myoclonus Epilepsies
Baltic Myoclonus Epilepsy
Disease, Unverricht
Diseases, Unverricht
Epilepsies, Baltic Myoclonus
Epilepsy, Baltic Myoclonus
Epilepsy, Mediterranean Myoclonic
Lundborg Unverricht Syndrome
Lundborg-Unverricht Syndrome
Mediterranean Myoclonic Epilepsy
Myoclonic Epilepsy, Mediterranean
Myoclonus Epilepsies, Baltic
Myoclonus Epilepsy, Baltic
Myoclonus, Baltic
Syndrome, Lundborg-Unverricht
Syndrome, Unverricht-Lundborg
Unverricht Disease
Unverricht Diseases
Unverricht Lundborg Syndrome

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