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Epilepsy with eyelid myoclonias (EM) with or without absences or Jeavons syndrome (JS) was first described by Jeavons in 1977 [1]. JS is a form of reflex epilepsy classically related to the spectrum of genetic (idiopathic) generalized epilepsy (GGE) [2]. Even though the definition of EM as a seizure type has been widely accepted, JS has not been recognized yet by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) as a distinctive nosological entity. Various epileptic disorders share some of its features [3], with possible overlap with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME) [4].