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MeSH Heading: Epilepsies, Myoclonic
Tree Number(s): C10.228.140.490.375.130; C10.228.140.490.493.063
Unique ID: D004831
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004831
Scope Note: A clinically diverse group of epilepsy syndromes characterized either by myoclonic seizures or by myoclonus in association with other seizure types. Myoclonic epilepsy syndromes are divided into three subtypes based on etiology: familial, cryptogenic, and symptomatic.
Entry Term(s): Benign Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy; Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsy; Doose Syndrome; Dravet Syndrome; Early Childhood Epilepsy, Myoclonic; Early Childhood, Myoclonic Epilepsy; Encephalopathy, Myoclonic; Epilepsy, Early Childhood, Myoclonic; Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Early Childhood; Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile; Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Benign; Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Severe; Epilepsy, Myoclonus; Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy; Infantile Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy; Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy; Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy; Myoclonic Encephalopathy; Myoclonic Epilepsy; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Benign Infantile; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Early Childhood; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile, Benign; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile, Severe; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Severe Infantile; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Severe, Of Infancy; Myoclonic Seizure Disorder; Severe Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy; Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy Of Infancy; Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile; Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy
NLM Classification #: WL 385
Previous Indexing: Epilepsy (1966-1976); Myoclonus (1966-1976)
See Also: NAV1.1 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
Public MeSH Note: 2000; see EPILEPSY, MYOCLONIC 1992-1999; see EPILEPSY, MYOCLONUS 1977-1991
History Note: 2000(1992) was EPILEPSY, MYOCLONUS 1977-1991
Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/04/27
Revision Date: 2018/03/09

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Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
  - Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
    - Epilepsy [C10.228.140.490]
      - Epilepsy, Generalized [C10.228.140.490.375]
        
        Epilepsies, Myoclonic [C10.228.140.490.375.130]
        
        Myoclonic Epilepsies, Progressive [C10.228.140.490.375.130.650]
        
        Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile [C10.228.140.490.375.130.670]
        
        Epilepsy, Absence [C10.228.140.490.375.260]
        
        Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic [C10.228.140.490.375.290]
        
        Nodding Syndrome [C10.228.140.490.375.525]
        
        Spasms, Infantile [C10.228.140.490.375.760]

Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
  - Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
    - Epilepsy [C10.228.140.490]
      - Epileptic Syndromes [C10.228.140.490.493]
        
        Epilepsies, Myoclonic [C10.228.140.490.493.063]
        
        Myoclonic Epilepsies, Progressive [C10.228.140.490.493.063.650]
        
        Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile [C10.228.140.490.493.063.670]
        
        Epilepsy, Absence [C10.228.140.490.493.125]
        
        Epilepsy, Frontal Lobe [C10.228.140.490.493.188]
        
        Epilepsy, Rolandic [C10.228.140.490.493.250]
        
        Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe [C10.228.140.490.493.375]
        
        Landau-Kleffner Syndrome [C10.228.140.490.493.500]
        
        Lennox Gastaut Syndrome [C10.228.140.490.493.750]
        
        Spasms, Infantile [C10.228.140.490.493.875]

Epilepsies, Myoclonic Preferred

Concept UI: M0328686
Scope Note: A clinically diverse group of epilepsy syndromes characterized either by myoclonic seizures or by myoclonus in association with other seizure types. Myoclonic epilepsy syndromes are divided into three subtypes based on etiology: familial, cryptogenic, and symptomatic.
Terms: Epilepsies, Myoclonic Preferred Term
Term UI T365648
Date11/04/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Myoclonic Epilepsy
Term UI T367673
Date11/04/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Myoclonic Seizure Disorder
Term UI T367694
Date11/04/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Epilepsy, Myoclonus
Term UI T014730
Date04/04/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

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