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THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF JEAVONS SYNDROME

https://doi.org/10.17650/2073-8803-2014-9-2-55-59

Abstract

The authors describe their clinical case of a female patient with Jeavons syndrome, a rare type of reflex idiopathic epilepsy. By using the data of her medical history, clinical, neurological and neurofunctional studies as an example, they show the complexity of a diagnostic search, errors and difficulties in the choice of therapeutic policy. The typical clinical manifestations of Jeavons syndrome are eyelid myoclonia with absences, eyeclosure- induced seizures, and photosensitivity, which are highly resistant to antiepileptic drugs. The introduction of current neuroimaging methods has increased the degree of evaluation the etiology of Jeavons syndrome.

About the Authors

V. N. Kulagin
Medical Center “Nevron”, Vladivostok
Russian Federation


N. V. Mikhailichenko
Medical Center “Nevron”, Vladivostok
Russian Federation


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Kulagin V.N., Mikhailichenko N.V. THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF JEAVONS SYNDROME. Russian Journal of Child Neurology. 2014;9(2):55-59. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17650/2073-8803-2014-9-2-55-59

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