Preferred Name

Lafora Disease [Disease/Finding]
Synonyms

Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy Type 2

Lafora Body Disorder

Epilepsy, Progressive Myoclonic, Lafora

Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Lafora

Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Lafora Type

Lafora Body Disease

Myoclonic Epilepsy of Lafora

Epilepsy Progressive Myoclonic 2

Lafora Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy

Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy, Lafora Type

Lafora Type Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy

Epilepsy, Progressive Myoclonic 2A

Lafora Disease

Lafora Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000004031

altLabel

Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy Type 2

Lafora Body Disorder

Epilepsy, Progressive Myoclonic, Lafora

Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Lafora

Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Lafora Type

Lafora Body Disease

Myoclonic Epilepsy of Lafora

Epilepsy Progressive Myoclonic 2

Lafora Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy

Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy, Lafora Type

Lafora Type Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy

Epilepsy, Progressive Myoclonic 2A

Lafora Disease

Lafora Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy

cui

C0751783

MESH DEFINITION

A form of stimulus sensitive myoclonic epilepsy inherited as an autosomal recessive condition. The most common presenting feature is a single seizure in the second decade of life. This is followed by progressive myoclonus, myoclonic seizures, tonic-clonic seizures, focal occipital seizures, intellectual decline, and severe motor and coordination impairments. Most affected individuals do not live past the age of 25 years. Concentric amyloid (Lafora) bodies are found in neurons, liver, skin, bone, and muscle (From Menkes, Textbook of Childhood Neurology, 5th ed, pp111-110)

MESH DUI

D020192

MeSH name

Lafora Disease

MESH UI

M0328685

NDFRT kind

DISEASE_KIND

notation

N0000004031

NUI

N0000004031

prefLabel

Lafora Disease [Disease/Finding]

SNOMED CID

230425004

tui

T047

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000004091

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