The patient states that her father has had a history of at least two unprovoked convulsions when she was a child. With all the information that was obtained, the physician concludes that the patients history of seizures that were related to photosensitivity, muscle jerkiness in the morning similar to that of myoclonic seizures and a convulsive seizure the neurologist makes an initial diagnostic of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. An electroencephalogram test was administered and demonstrated intermittent four to six hertz spikes, characteristic of generalized spikes of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy individuals that confirm the initial diagnosis. Give this the neurologist recommended low dosage administration of Lamotrigine, an anticonvulsant used for the treatment of epilepsy in order to control her
The patient states that her father has had a history of at least two unprovoked convulsions when she was a child. With all the information that was obtained, the physician concludes that the patients history of seizures that were related to photosensitivity, muscle jerkiness in the morning similar to that of myoclonic seizures and a convulsive seizure the neurologist makes an initial diagnostic of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. An electroencephalogram test was administered and demonstrated intermittent four to six hertz spikes, characteristic of generalized spikes of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy individuals that confirm the initial diagnosis. Give this the neurologist recommended low dosage administration of Lamotrigine, an anticonvulsant used for the treatment of epilepsy in order to control her