familial adult myoclonic epilepsy

Term ID

DOID:0111689

Synonyms

• ADCME
• autosomal dominant cortical myoclonus and epilepsy
• BAFME
• benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy
• benign adult familial myoclonus epilepsy
• FAME
• familial cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy
• FCMTE

Definition

An adolescence-adult electroclinical syndrome characterized by adult-onset cortical myoclonus typically first seen as tremulous finger movements and myoclonus of the extremities. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20548044

References

• OMIM:PS601068
• ORDO:86814
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:717225001
• UMLS_CUI:C4273988

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:0111689 )