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Progressive myoclonus epilepsy treated with zonisamide.

T R Henry¹, I E Leppik, R J Gumnit

¹Minnesota Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, MN.

|June 1, 1988

Summary

Zonisamide effectively treated two patients with severe progressive myoclonus epilepsy (Unverricht-Lundborg type), significantly reducing seizure frequency and improving function when standard treatments failed.

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Area of Science:

Neurology
Epileptology

Background:

Progressive myoclonus epilepsy, specifically Unverricht-Lundborg type, presents with intractable seizures.
Standard anticonvulsant regimens are often insufficient for managing severe epilepsy forms.