{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: A case of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy in which a disease-specific question led to the diagnosis.
{Author}: Maita H;Kobayashi T;Akimoto T;Osawa H;Kato H;
{Journal}: J Gen Fam Med
{Volume}: 23
{Issue}: 2
{Year}: Mar 2022
暂无{DOI}: 10.1002/jgf2.496
{Abstract}: A 17-year-old female patient presented to our hospital with repeated transient loss of consciousness lasting less than 10 min. After regaining consciousness, she experienced no disorientation, confusion, tongue-biting, or incontinence. Physical findings, blood tests, electrocardiogram, and echocardiogram showed no obvious abnormalities. On being asked whether she had experienced sudden rapid body movements, she answered "yes." Therefore, we suspected juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) and obtained an electroencephalogram, which showed diffuse bilateral bursts of spike-and-wave complexes, confirming the diagnosis. In adolescent patients with transient loss of consciousness, myoclonic jerks should be actively confirmed for the diagnosis of JME.