A 16-year-old girl presents with a 3-month history of sudden bilateral arm jerks upon awakening, particularly after sleep deprivation. This morning, she experienced a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Vital signs: BP 118/76, HR 88, RR 16, Temp 37°C, SpO2 98%. EEG shows 4-Hz spike-and-wave discharges. She takes no medications and denies head trauma or loss of consciousness between episodes. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

  1. A)Mesial temporal sclerosis
  2. B)Lennox Gastaut syndrome
  3. C)Absence seizure
  4. D)Focal aware motor seizure
  5. E)Juvenile myoclonic epilepsyGABARITO

Explicação

Morning myoclonic jerks in an adolescent with an eventual generalized tonic clonic seizure strongly suggest juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Sleep deprivation is a classic trigger, and EEG typically shows generalized polyspike and wave discharges. Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →

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