A 17 year old girl had an episode of seizure. Contraction of muscles started from around the interphalangeal joints, which spread to the muscles of wrist and elbow. Choose possible type of seizure?

The key is C. Myoclonic. [Myoclonus can be described as brief jerks of the body; it can involve any

part of the body, but it is mostly seen in limbs or facial muscles. The jerks are usually involuntary and can

lead to falls. EEG is used to read brain wave activity. When myoclonic jerks are occasionally associated

with abnormal brain wave activity, it can be categorized as myoclonic seizure. If the abnormal brain

wave activity is persistent and results from ongoing seizures, then a diagnosis of myoclonic epilepsy may

be considered].