Eyelid Myoclonia with Absences (EMA) in Two Monovular Twins
- 1 July 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Clinical Electroencephalography
- Vol. 20 (3) , 193-195
- https://doi.org/10.1177/155005948902000313
Abstract
EMA (eyelid myoclonia with absences) consists of brief seizures triggered by eyelid closure and characterized by absence and palpebral myoclonia. The EEG shows brief discharges with 3 per second spike and wave complexes. The present report describes the cases of 2 monovular twins who started to have this form of epilepsy at the age of 4 1/2 years. Their seizures, after 2 years of follow-up, are greatly reduced with combined therapy of valproic acid and benzodiazepines (Clobazam).This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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