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Myoclonus can be described as brief jerks of the body. [1] It can be any part of the body but it’s mostly seen in patient’s limbs or facial muscles. [2] Myclonus jerks can be epileptic or no epileptic. [3] If the jerks are no epileptic they are not caused by over firing of neurons in the brain. But they may be due to some nervous system disorder,for example Parkinson's Disease. If the myoclonic jerks are correlated with abnormalities in brain wave activity, evaluated of the possible cause will be investigated. When myoclonic jerks are associated with abnormal brain wave activity to just two seizures it can be categorized as a myoclonic seizure. If the abnormal brain wave activity is persistent and results from ongoing seizures, the person will be diagnosed with myoclonic epilepsy. After much testing is done on a patient suffering from myoclonic epilepsy, doctors are more able to make the diagnosis of idiopathic, encephalopathic or if it correlates with a degenerative syndrome.
There are various forms of epilepsy that fall under myoclonic epilepsies. Myoclonic seizures are seizures that can occur a couple times but do not last throughout the patient’s life. The diagnosis of myoclonic epilepsy takes place when the patient experiences ongoing seizures throughout one’s life. The myoclonic epilepsies and seizures are categorized according to if the patient experiences jerking, or twitching of the body. The jerks are usually involuntary and can be responsible for multiple falls. Some seizures forms of the epilepsy group can be resistant to anti-epileptic drugs and is often associated with cognitive impairment [2]. Myoclonic seizures usually begin in early childhood as astactic seizures (drop attacks) with jerks so strong that it can cause falling. Eventually as the child grows it can lead into a diagnosis of idiopathic epilepsy syndrome or encephalopathic epilepsy syndrome. The EEG can be used to read brain wave activity from the scalp in patients with myoclonic epilepsies. Spike activity produced from the brain is usually correlated with brief jerks seen on the EEG as EMG or excessive muscle artifact. They usually occur without detectable loss of consciousness and may be generalized, regional or focal on the EEG tracing. [3]. Epileptic myoclonus is an elementary electroclinical manifestation of epilepsy involving descending neurons, whose spatial (spread) or temporal (self-sustained repetition) amplification can trigger overt epileptic activity. [4].
There are many types of myoclonus , yet it is important to note that correctly diagnosing these types is difficult due to their various biological orgins, behavioral effects, and their overall reaction to therapies [5]
Listed below are some of the most common forms of myoclonus, for far more indepth detail of those listed refer to the
Myoclonus wikipedia page:
Action myoclonus
Cortical reflex myoclonus
Essential myoclonus
Palatal myoclonus
Stimulus-senstive myoclonus
Sleep myoclonus
Please refer to the Wikilink of the disorder for more detail on these types of myoclonic epilepsy or to the preexisting Myoclonus wikipedia page:
Progressive myoclonus epilepsy
Recticular reflex myoclonus
NEW ARTICLE .....This is what I have thus far. R.EEGbrittry ( talk) 17:17, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
Just added my section to Brittany's... VWBeetle23 ( talk) 22:44, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
Neuropsychprof ( talk) 18:01, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
R.EEGbrittry and group, please see this Referencing: Wikicode handout to learn how to cite the same reference multiple times. Neuropsychprof ( talk) 15:34, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
I think that overall you'll have really great information. The flow of the article is also done really well a lot of useful information. Some sections could have a little more information, but overall Good Job.! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Schandler91 ( talk • contribs) 17:32, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
A lot was added, though it needs some cleanup/formatting in order to be properly reviewed. Smallman12q ( talk) 23:29, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
FutureSocialNeuroscientist ( talk) 02:32, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
FutureSocialNeuroscientist ( talk) 02:39, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
This article is very nice laid out maybe your group could add some more secondary sources, the ones you have are great, but it would hurt to add so more. The content is a bit lengthy, but overall it covers the bases, and organized detail. This article is in a nice synchronized order, but I think Rory's group could go a little bit more into detail explaining the side effects of environmental stimulations that might contribute to myoclonic epilepsy, like certain sounds or any other physiological alterations meaning stimulations that effect the physical body. Also I think that myoclonic epelipsy needs a specific section for treatments, and therapeutic interventions. jtrice11 ( talk)
A lot of good information. You really beefed up the sections!
The only thing that really jumped out at me is the format. Is there a reason why it was done this way?
I would suggest cleaning up the format and adding them in as sections (with the bold title and everything)
It gives a cleaner appearance, and it will have a better flow.
maybe a little more on treatment can be added
ALSO, FutureSocialNeuroscientist has a lot of great suggestions!
good luck peers
( ThatsSoAleks ( talk) 16:51, 30 October 2012 (UTC))
There are some serious problems with this article. It may be best to revert to this version even though that is very short.
I think it is possible to expand this article from the tiny stub it was, using sources that discuss the myoclonic epilepsies in general, keeping in mind the Wikipedia:Summary style advice. Wikipedia is a hyperlinked encyclopaedia so we don't expect all the information on a subject to be contained in one article page. Text should draw on several sources as that makes it much easier to write a substantial amount of text in one's own words. The sources used, particularly the textbooks, are absolutely fine.
I suggest the students working on this page contact their teacher for advice on how to proceed. You are also welcome to ask for help with Wikipedia on my talk page or at WT:MED. Regards, Colin° Talk 09:32, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
Group, I agree with Colin's decision to revert the article back to its original state due to copyright violation. I'm also thankful for all the helpful feedback from both online editors and peer reviewers. I offer this solution: Because there are already existing independent articles on some of the topics you've undertaken (Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, progressive myoclonic epilepsy) as well as some related topics (myoclonus, juvenile myoclonic epilepsy), your article should summarize and clarify some main points while clarifying the relationship between these related articles. For example, clarify the relationship between myoclonus, myoclonic seizures, and myoclonic epilepsy. Within the myoclonic epilepsy section, you can make brief references/summaries of epilepies that are related to myoclonic epilepsy (e.g., juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, progressive myoclonic epilepsy). Lennox-Gastaut seems to be its own syndrome although your textbook classifies it under myoclonic epilepsy. If you include it in your article, it seems like you also need to include other syndromes that also have unpredictable repeated myoclonic seizures as part of its syndrome. I don't know what they are; you'll need to dig to find out. Throughout this new article that you will write from scratch, you want to provide wikilinks to these other articles and summarize them them in very concise way. I think you can achieve this in 4-6 short paragraphs. Neuropsychprof ( talk) 14:07, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
It is unfortunate that Colin got too busy to follow up here; there are still serious problems.
Another revert is needed: are any people still working on this article? There is more cleanup needed, but unless someone is prepared to undertake the work, deleting the inappropriate text will be a faster route to a correct article. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 17:18, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
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Myoclonus can be described as brief jerks of the body. [1] It can be any part of the body but it’s mostly seen in patient’s limbs or facial muscles. [2] Myclonus jerks can be epileptic or no epileptic. [3] If the jerks are no epileptic they are not caused by over firing of neurons in the brain. But they may be due to some nervous system disorder,for example Parkinson's Disease. If the myoclonic jerks are correlated with abnormalities in brain wave activity, evaluated of the possible cause will be investigated. When myoclonic jerks are associated with abnormal brain wave activity to just two seizures it can be categorized as a myoclonic seizure. If the abnormal brain wave activity is persistent and results from ongoing seizures, the person will be diagnosed with myoclonic epilepsy. After much testing is done on a patient suffering from myoclonic epilepsy, doctors are more able to make the diagnosis of idiopathic, encephalopathic or if it correlates with a degenerative syndrome.
There are various forms of epilepsy that fall under myoclonic epilepsies. Myoclonic seizures are seizures that can occur a couple times but do not last throughout the patient’s life. The diagnosis of myoclonic epilepsy takes place when the patient experiences ongoing seizures throughout one’s life. The myoclonic epilepsies and seizures are categorized according to if the patient experiences jerking, or twitching of the body. The jerks are usually involuntary and can be responsible for multiple falls. Some seizures forms of the epilepsy group can be resistant to anti-epileptic drugs and is often associated with cognitive impairment [2]. Myoclonic seizures usually begin in early childhood as astactic seizures (drop attacks) with jerks so strong that it can cause falling. Eventually as the child grows it can lead into a diagnosis of idiopathic epilepsy syndrome or encephalopathic epilepsy syndrome. The EEG can be used to read brain wave activity from the scalp in patients with myoclonic epilepsies. Spike activity produced from the brain is usually correlated with brief jerks seen on the EEG as EMG or excessive muscle artifact. They usually occur without detectable loss of consciousness and may be generalized, regional or focal on the EEG tracing. [3]. Epileptic myoclonus is an elementary electroclinical manifestation of epilepsy involving descending neurons, whose spatial (spread) or temporal (self-sustained repetition) amplification can trigger overt epileptic activity. [4].
There are many types of myoclonus , yet it is important to note that correctly diagnosing these types is difficult due to their various biological orgins, behavioral effects, and their overall reaction to therapies [5]
Listed below are some of the most common forms of myoclonus, for far more indepth detail of those listed refer to the
Myoclonus wikipedia page:
Action myoclonus
Cortical reflex myoclonus
Essential myoclonus
Palatal myoclonus
Stimulus-senstive myoclonus
Sleep myoclonus
Please refer to the Wikilink of the disorder for more detail on these types of myoclonic epilepsy or to the preexisting Myoclonus wikipedia page:
Progressive myoclonus epilepsy
Recticular reflex myoclonus
NEW ARTICLE .....This is what I have thus far. R.EEGbrittry ( talk) 17:17, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
Just added my section to Brittany's... VWBeetle23 ( talk) 22:44, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
Neuropsychprof ( talk) 18:01, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
R.EEGbrittry and group, please see this Referencing: Wikicode handout to learn how to cite the same reference multiple times. Neuropsychprof ( talk) 15:34, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
I think that overall you'll have really great information. The flow of the article is also done really well a lot of useful information. Some sections could have a little more information, but overall Good Job.! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Schandler91 ( talk • contribs) 17:32, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
A lot was added, though it needs some cleanup/formatting in order to be properly reviewed. Smallman12q ( talk) 23:29, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
FutureSocialNeuroscientist ( talk) 02:32, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
FutureSocialNeuroscientist ( talk) 02:39, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
This article is very nice laid out maybe your group could add some more secondary sources, the ones you have are great, but it would hurt to add so more. The content is a bit lengthy, but overall it covers the bases, and organized detail. This article is in a nice synchronized order, but I think Rory's group could go a little bit more into detail explaining the side effects of environmental stimulations that might contribute to myoclonic epilepsy, like certain sounds or any other physiological alterations meaning stimulations that effect the physical body. Also I think that myoclonic epelipsy needs a specific section for treatments, and therapeutic interventions. jtrice11 ( talk)
A lot of good information. You really beefed up the sections!
The only thing that really jumped out at me is the format. Is there a reason why it was done this way?
I would suggest cleaning up the format and adding them in as sections (with the bold title and everything)
It gives a cleaner appearance, and it will have a better flow.
maybe a little more on treatment can be added
ALSO, FutureSocialNeuroscientist has a lot of great suggestions!
good luck peers
( ThatsSoAleks ( talk) 16:51, 30 October 2012 (UTC))
There are some serious problems with this article. It may be best to revert to this version even though that is very short.
I think it is possible to expand this article from the tiny stub it was, using sources that discuss the myoclonic epilepsies in general, keeping in mind the Wikipedia:Summary style advice. Wikipedia is a hyperlinked encyclopaedia so we don't expect all the information on a subject to be contained in one article page. Text should draw on several sources as that makes it much easier to write a substantial amount of text in one's own words. The sources used, particularly the textbooks, are absolutely fine.
I suggest the students working on this page contact their teacher for advice on how to proceed. You are also welcome to ask for help with Wikipedia on my talk page or at WT:MED. Regards, Colin° Talk 09:32, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
Group, I agree with Colin's decision to revert the article back to its original state due to copyright violation. I'm also thankful for all the helpful feedback from both online editors and peer reviewers. I offer this solution: Because there are already existing independent articles on some of the topics you've undertaken (Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, progressive myoclonic epilepsy) as well as some related topics (myoclonus, juvenile myoclonic epilepsy), your article should summarize and clarify some main points while clarifying the relationship between these related articles. For example, clarify the relationship between myoclonus, myoclonic seizures, and myoclonic epilepsy. Within the myoclonic epilepsy section, you can make brief references/summaries of epilepies that are related to myoclonic epilepsy (e.g., juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, progressive myoclonic epilepsy). Lennox-Gastaut seems to be its own syndrome although your textbook classifies it under myoclonic epilepsy. If you include it in your article, it seems like you also need to include other syndromes that also have unpredictable repeated myoclonic seizures as part of its syndrome. I don't know what they are; you'll need to dig to find out. Throughout this new article that you will write from scratch, you want to provide wikilinks to these other articles and summarize them them in very concise way. I think you can achieve this in 4-6 short paragraphs. Neuropsychprof ( talk) 14:07, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
It is unfortunate that Colin got too busy to follow up here; there are still serious problems.
Another revert is needed: are any people still working on this article? There is more cleanup needed, but unless someone is prepared to undertake the work, deleting the inappropriate text will be a faster route to a correct article. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 17:18, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
This article is the subject of an educational assignment at Roosevelt University supported by the Wikipedia Ambassador Program during the 2012 Q3 term. Further details are available on the course page.
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