Meaning of Jeavons syndrome | Babel Free

Definitions

An epileptic syndrome characterized by eyelid myoclonia, eye-closure-induced seizures or electroencephalography paroxysms (or both), and photosensitivity.

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Examples

“She blinked rapidly several times, then her chin lifted slightly and her eyes rolled back. […] The strange eye movements indicated a rare type of absence-seizure disorder called Jeavons syndrome. […] Jeavons was first described in 1977.”

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