loading...| Preferred Name |
Absence Epilepsy |
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A childhood seizure disorder characterized by rhythmic electrical brain discharges of generalized onset. Clinical features include a sudden cessation of ongoing activity usually without loss of postural tone. Rhythmic blinking of the eyelids or lip smacking frequently accompanies the SEIZURES. The usual duration is 5-10 seconds, and multiple episodes may occur daily. Juvenile absence epilepsy is characterized by the juvenile onset of absence seizures and an increased incidence of myoclonus and tonic-clonic seizures (MeSH). |
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http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/birnlex_12742 |
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2007-10-08 |
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| definingCitation |
Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p736 |
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| definition |
A childhood seizure disorder characterized by rhythmic electrical brain discharges of generalized onset. Clinical features include a sudden cessation of ongoing activity usually without loss of postural tone. Rhythmic blinking of the eyelids or lip smacking frequently accompanies the SEIZURES. The usual duration is 5-10 seconds, and multiple episodes may occur daily. Juvenile absence epilepsy is characterized by the juvenile onset of absence seizures and an increased incidence of myoclonus and tonic-clonic seizures (MeSH). |
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Absence Epilepsy |
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D004832 |
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2007-10-08 |
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_8.3_5.2.2 |
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| preferred label |
Absence Epilepsy |
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| putativeClassExtension |
Atypical Absence Epilepsy |
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Atonic Absence Seizure Petit Mal Convulsion Juvenile Absence Epilepsy Pyknolepsy Minor Epilepsy Absence Seizure Disorder Absence Seizure Childhood Absence Epilepsy Pykno-Epilepsy Petit Mal Epilepsy Akinetic Petit Mal |
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MeSH includes implied subtypes |
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