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Summary: We studied 50 patients in Saudi Arabia with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). There was a high positive family history of epilepsy (48.7%) and a high prevalence (10.7%) of other forms of epilepsy. JME was unrecognized at the time of referral for all patients. Age at onset varied from 6 to 28 years with an average of 15.5 years. Treatment was effective with valproate or with clonazepam; 42 patients were seizure‐free for a minimum of 6 months of follow‐up. EEG abnormalities were recorded in 37 patients; photoconvulsive responses were elicited in 15 patients but only 1 was clinically photosensitive. RÉSUMÉ Hemos estudiado 50 pacientes de Arabia Saudita con epilepsyía mioclónica juvenil. Se encontró una importante historia familiar positiva de epilepsyía (48.7%) y una alta prevalencia (10.7%) de otras formas de epilepsyía. La epilepsyía mioclónica juvenil había pasado desapercibida hasta el momento de referir a todos los enfermos para su estudio. La edad de comienzo variaba entre 6 y 28 años con un promedio de 15.5 años. El tratamiento fue eficaz con Valproato y Clonazepam; 42 pacientes permanecieron libres de ataques durante un mínimo de 6 meses de sequimiento. Las anormalidades electroencefÁlograTicas se registraron en 37 pacientes; respuestas fotoconvulsivas fueron apreciadas en 15 enfermos pero solamente uno era clínicamente fotosensible.
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