/benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy

benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy

Rare Disease

MONDO:0019448

Also Known As

ADCMEBAFMEFAMEFCMTEautosomal dominant cortical myoclonus and epilepsybenign adult familial myoclonus epilepsyfamilial adult myoclonic epilepsyfamilial cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy

Definition

Benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy (BAFME) is an inherited epileptic syndrome characterized by cortical hand tremors, myoclonic jerks and occasional generalized or focal seizures with a non-progressive or very slowly progressive disease course, and no signs of early dementia or cerebellar ataxia.