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Is there a cure for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy?
6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
No: There is no cure, but with appropiate ant-convulsant medication, these seizures can be controlled. There are no life-long diabilities with this condition, normal development expected.
Answered 6/7/2015
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Gone with time: Most cases of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (jme) do have to remain on some medication for many years. There are some cases where they are able to discontinue medication within a couple years of treatment. This is not a cure, but is a condition of resolution of the condition with time. There is no specific treatment that is designed to cure. Medications help control as well as good health habits.
Answered 3/11/2019
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Not cure, treatment: there is no cure for myoclonic epilepsy, but there are anticonvulsants that may be able to control it.
Answered 6/2/2015
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