Description of the disease * EnglishPolish Pobierz sekcję do PDF Definition Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is the most common hereditary idiopathic generalized epilepsy syndrome and is characterized by myoclonic jerks of the upper limbs on awakening, generalized tonic-clonic seizures manifesting during adolescence and triggered by sleep deprivation, alcohol intake, and cognitive activities, and typical absence seizures (30% of cases). Disease data Classification Disease Synonyms JME JME Juvenile myoclonus epilepsy ORPHA code 307 OMIM code 617924 ICD10 code G40.3 ICD11 code 8A61.30 *Soruce Extended description of the disease Pobierz sekcję do PDF No additional description. Orphanet - interntowa baza danych dotyczących rzadkich chorób i sierochych leków. ©INSERM 1999 - Dostępna na stronie www.orphanet.pl