Table 3

Clinical features of 10 patients with generalised epilepsy

Sex, age (duration (y))EEGConvulsive seizuresAbsencesMyoclonic jerksClassification*
*JME = juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; CAE = childhood absence epilepsy; JAE = juvenile absence epilepsy; IGE = idiopathic generalised epilepsy.
F 46 (32)Not diagnostic++JME
F 23 (13)4 Hz spike and wave++++CAE
F 27 (0.7)3 Hz spike and wave, poorly formed+IGE
F 37 (27)3 Hz spike and wave+++++JME
F 72 (40)Not diagnostic (photic not tested)+ photosensitive+++ photosensitivePhotosensitive epilepsy
M 62 (36)Normal+++JME
M 24 (8)3 Hz spike and wave, poorly formed+IGE
F 19 (5)Not diagnostic++JME
F 30 (15)Spike and wave, with myoclonus++++++JAE
F 21 (17)Bilateral polyspike and 3 Hz spike and wave++++ with blinkingCAE