Lafora progressive myoclonus epilepsy, also known as Lafora disease (LD), is the most severe and fatal form of progressive myoclonus epilepsy with its typical onset during the late childhood or early ...

Progressive myoclonus epilepsy syndromes comprise a heterogeneous group of inherited neurological disorders characterised by the combination of myoclonic jerks, generalised tonic–clonic seizures and ...

A study led by researchers at University of Helsinki, Finland and Universities of Melbourne and South Australia has identified a new gene for a progressive form of epilepsy. The findings of this ...

An international research consortium has discovered a new gene underlying progressive myoclonus epilepsy, one of the most devastating forms of epilepsy. The study showed that a single mutation in a ...

An international research consortium has discovered a new gene underlying progressive myoclonus epilepsy, one of the most devastating forms of epilepsy. The study showed that a single mutation in a ...

Significant funding from Business Finland to a unique ecosystem concept, bringing together high-level academic research and industry. The ”New Modalities Ecosystem” focuses on rare diseases of the ...

Fast, reliable and automatic assessment of the severity of myoclonic jerks from video footage is now possible, thanks to an algorithm using deep convolutional neural network architecture and ...