| MERRF Syndrome | Myoclonic Epilepsy & Ragged Red Fibers Syndrome |
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| BCE | basal cell epithelioma; benign childhood epilepsy; bubble chamber equipment |
| BFEC | benign focal epilepsy of childhood |
| BOE | benign occipital epilepsy |
| BPEC | benign partial epilepsy of childhood; bipolar electrocardiogram |
| localization related epilepsy | A clinically diverse group of epilepsy syndromes, some benign, some progressive. Many are hereditary with mendelian and nonmendelian mitochondrial inheritance. All are characterised by the occurrence of myoclonus, which may be limited or predominate in the condition. Specific syndromes include cherry red spot myoclonus syndrome, ceroid lipofuscinosis, myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibres, and Baltic myoclonus. Synonym: localization related epilepsy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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