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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: MATERIALS AND METHODS, INCLUSION CRITERIA, RESULTS. Meshes: Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Electroencephalography, Epilepsies, Myoclonic, Female, Humans, Male, Myoclonus, Retrospective Studies, Video Recording.
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Eyelid myoclonia with absences: an overlooked epileptic syndrome? Context: Retrospective analysis of 2780 epileptic patients. Eyelid myoclonia and brief absences, related to EEG generalized paroxysmal activity and triggered by eye closure and/or by intermittent photic stimulation. 7.46% of our patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) could be classified as EMA. Female/male ratio was 1.7:1. Familial history of epilepsy was present in about half of the patients, with two pairs of identical twins in the sample. Rare generalized tonic-clonic seizures occurred in most cases.
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EMA is a not infrequent condition among IGEs. It is likely to be underdiagnosed due to the subtle clinical semiology and to masking of EEG changes by the effects of age and anti-epileptic drugs. VEEG analysis is often needed for diagnosis of EMA. Most likely, only genetic research will be able to clarify whether EMA is a distinct epileptic syndrome.