A 16-year-old girl presents with a 3-month history of sudden bilateral arm jerks occurring shortly after waking, particularly after sleep deprivation. This morning, she experienced a generalized tonic-clonic seizure after dropping a mug. Vital signs: BP 118/76, HR 92, RR 16, Temp 37°C, SpO2 98%. EEG shows generalized 3-Hz spike-and-wave discharges. She denies focal neurologic deficits and head trauma. She takes no medications. Which diagnosis is most likely?

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

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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