TY - JOUR
T1 - Hirayama disease with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
T2 - A case report
AU - Park, Jin Sung
AU - Park, Sung Pa
AU - Seo, Jong Geun
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Hirayama disease (HD) is rare, but benign anterior horn cell disease, predominantly affecting young men. One of the symptoms, besides weakness, is abnormal movement in the hand. Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is one of the most common types of generalized epilepsies and can be recognized by a myoclonic jerk and electroencephalography (EEG) features. We report the case of a 19-year-old male who had HD, with unilateral abnormal movement in the hand, which was diagnosed as JME. We should consider performing an EEG in patients with HD, who present with atypical hand movements, in order to differentiate it from seizure.
AB - Hirayama disease (HD) is rare, but benign anterior horn cell disease, predominantly affecting young men. One of the symptoms, besides weakness, is abnormal movement in the hand. Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is one of the most common types of generalized epilepsies and can be recognized by a myoclonic jerk and electroencephalography (EEG) features. We report the case of a 19-year-old male who had HD, with unilateral abnormal movement in the hand, which was diagnosed as JME. We should consider performing an EEG in patients with HD, who present with atypical hand movements, in order to differentiate it from seizure.
KW - Electroencephalography
KW - Hirayama disease
KW - juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
KW - myoclonus
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84906277972&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4103/0972-2327.138529
DO - 10.4103/0972-2327.138529
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84906277972
SN - 0972-2327
VL - 17
SP - 358
EP - 360
JO - Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
JF - Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
IS - 3
ER -