Early myoclonic encephalopathy explained

Early myoclonic encephalopathy
Field:	Neurology

Early myoclonic encephalopathy (EME) is a rare neonatal-onset epilepsy developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) with an onset at neonatal period or during the first 3 months of life.^[1] This syndrome is now included as part of the Early infantile developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (EIDEE) under the 2022 ILAE (International League Against Epilepsy) syndrome classification.^{[2] [3]}

Epidemiology

The prevalence estimates among EME are of <1 / 1 000 000.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Guerrini . R . Aicardi . J . Epileptic encephalopathies with myoclonic seizures in infants and children (severe myoclonic epilepsy and myoclonic-astatic epilepsy). . Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology . November 2003 . 20 . 6 . 449–61 . 10.1097/00004691-200311000-00007 . 14734934. 20217683 .
2. Zuberi . Sameer M. . Wirrell . Elaine . Yozawitz . Elissa . Wilmshurst . Jo M. . Specchio . Nicola . Riney . Kate . Pressler . Ronit . Auvin . Stephane . Samia . Pauline . Hirsch . Edouard . Galicchio . Santiago . Triki . Chahnez . Snead . O. Carter . Wiebe . Samuel . Cross . J. Helen . June 2022 . ILAE classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in neonates and infants: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions . Epilepsia . en . 63 . 6 . 1349–1397 . 10.1111/epi.17239 . 0013-9580.
3. Djukic . A . Lado . FA . Shinnar . S . Moshé . SL . August 2006 . Are early myoclonic encephalopathy (EME) and the Ohtahara syndrome (EIEE) independent of each other? . Epilepsy Research . 70 Suppl 1 . S68-76 . 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2005.11.022 . 16829044 . 22914424.
4. Web site: RESERVED . INSERM US14-- ALL RIGHTS . Orphanet: Early myoclonic encephalopathy . www.orpha.net . en.