Doose syndrome

Doose syn·drome

(dūs), a rare familial type of primary, generalized myoclonic astatic epilepsy characterized by a 2-3- or 4-6-Hz spike and wave complexes in the EEG; the condition usually responds to medication.

Doose,

H., 20th century German pediatrician and epileptologist. Doose syndrome - a rare familial type of primary generalized myoclonic astatic epilepsy.