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Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome
| Name: | Unverricht-Lundborg 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 (MeSH). |
| Synonym(s): | Baltic Myoclonus, Unverricht Disease, Lundborg-Unverricht Syndrome, Baltic Myoclonus Epilepsy, Mediterranean Myoclonic Epilepsy |
| Super-category: | Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy |
| Defining citation: | Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp109-110 |
| Id: | birnlex_12725 |
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| Created | 8 October 2007 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| DefiningCitation | Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp109-110 + |
| Definition | An autosomal recessive condition character … 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 (MeSH). Baltic region, especially Finland (MeSH). |
| DefinitionSource | MeSH + |
| Id | birnlex_12725 + |
| Label | Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome + |
| ModifiedDate | 30 May 2009 + |
| Synonym | Baltic Myoclonus +, Unverricht Disease +, Lundborg-Unverricht Syndrome +, Baltic Myoclonus Epilepsy +, and Mediterranean Myoclonic Epilepsy + |