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Definition: Myoclonus Epilepsy |
Myoclonus EpilepsyNoun1. Epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Myoclonus EpilepsySynonym: Lafora's disease (n). (additional references) |
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Health | Progressive myoclonus epilepsy (PME) is a group of diseases characterized by myoclonus, epileptic seizures, and other serious symptoms such as trouble walking or speaking. (references) | |
Another gene, which is missing in people with progressive myoclonus epilepsy, codes for a protein called cystatin B. This protein regulates enzymes that break down other proteins. (references) | ||
Some of the more common mitochondrial myopathies include Kearns-Sayre syndrome, myoclonus epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF), and mitochondrial encephalomyopathy lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS). (references) | ||
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 79 6F 63 6C 6F 6E 75 73 45 70 69 6C 65 70 73 79 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01111001 01101111 01100011 01101100 01101111 01101110 01110101 01110011 00100000 01000101 01110000 01101001 01101100 01100101 01110000 01110011 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M y o c l o n u s   E p i l e p s y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0079 006F 0063 006C 006F 006E 0075 0073 0045 0070 0069 006C 0065 0070 0073 0079 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)47918169788180878523982757871828591 |
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