Epilessia mioclono-astatica (EMA): studio elettroclinico longitudinale di 25 soggetti

Following the longitudinal electroclinical study of 25 personal cases, the AA outline how MAE is a well defined myoclonic epilepsy characterized by the association of peculiar generalized convulsive seizures, generalized tonic vibratory seizures, massive myoclonias, myoclono-atonic and atonic seizures, "absences" realizing in many cases a peculiar epileptic status of variable duration. In spite of its storming onset realizing an epileptic encephalopathy, if correctly recognized and treated MAE is an idiopathic myoclonic epilepsy with a relatively good prognosis