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Infections which cause Myoclonus or myoclonic seizures
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subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, Lyme disease, infection with the human immunodeficiency virus [HIV], Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, and neurosyphilis)
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Lennox–Gastaut syndrome
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onset in childhood of atonic or myoclonic astatic seizures and usually have a poor prognosis
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Lennox–Gastaut syndrome
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occur during the period from infancy through 10 years of age, with neurodevelopmental failure
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Lennox–Gastaut syndrome
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associated with primary cortical malformations, tuberous sclerosis, congenital infections, and stroke
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Lennox–Gastaut syndrome
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Also associated with perinatal causes such as hypoxia and ischemia or intracranial hemorrhage
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Lennox–Gastaut syndrome
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postnatal causes, including meningoencephalitis, postinfectious syndromes, cerebrovascular disease, and hereditary degenerative disorders
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juvenile myoclonic epilepsies
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account for 5 to 25% of idiopathic epilepsies, with an onset between 8 and 20 years of age7
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juvenile myoclonic epilepsies
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may occur with or without psychiatric features.
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Epilepsy in adults
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may be caused by Tay Sachs disease, Gauchers disease
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Kufs' disease.
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adult-type neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
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Kufs' disease.
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Microscopical examination showed a massive accumulation of lipofuscin in virtually all neurons of the central nervous system
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Kufs' disease
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increased levels of lipofuscin in the myocardium,
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