childhood absence epilepsy

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• Childhood absence epilepsy — (CAE), also known as pyknolepsy, is an idiopathic generalized epilepsy which occurs in otherwise normal children. The age of onset is between 4–10 years with peak age between 5–7 years. Children have absence seizures which although brief ( 4–20… …   Wikipedia

• absence epilepsy — epilepsy characterized by absence seizures, usually having its onset in childhood or adolescence; called also petit mal, petit mal e., absence, and minor e …   Medical dictionary

• Epilepsy — Epileptic redirects here. For the graphic novel, see Epileptic (graphic novel). Epilepsia redirects here. For the journal, see Epilepsia (journal). Epilepsy Classification and external resources Generalized 3 Hz spike and wave discharges in EEG …   Wikipedia

• Absence seizure — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Absence seizure ICD10 = ICD10|G|40|3|g|40 ICD9 = ICD9|345.0 ICDO = Caption = OMIM = OMIM mult = MedlinePlus = 000696 eMedicineSubj = neuro eMedicineTopic = 3 DiseasesDB = 32994 MeshID = D004832 Absence seizures are… …   Wikipedia

• Epilepsy — (seizure disorder): When nerve cells in the brain fire electrical impulses at a rate of up to four times higher than normal, this causes a sort of electrical storm in the brain, known as a seizure. A pattern of repeated seizures is referred to as …   Medical dictionary

• Idiopathic generalized epilepsy — (IGE) is a group of epileptic disorders that are believed to have a strong underlying genetic basis. Patients with an IGE subtype are typically otherwise normal and have no anatomical brain abnormalities. Patients also often have a family history …   Wikipedia

• Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus — (GEFS+) is a syndromic autosomal dominant disorder where afflicted individuals can exhibit numerous epilepsy phenotypes.[1] GEFS+ can persist beyond early childhood (i.e., 6 years of age). GEFS+ is also now believed to encompass three other… …   Wikipedia

• Generalised epilepsy — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|G|40|3|g|40 ICD9 = ICD9|345.0 ICD9|345.1 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D004829 Generalised epilepsy is a form of epilepsy characterised… …   Wikipedia

• childhood disease and disorder — Introduction       any illness, impairment, or abnormal condition that affects primarily infants and children i.e., those in the age span that begins with the fetus and extends through adolescence.       Childhood is a period typified by change,… …   Universalium

• Temporal lobe epilepsy — Classification and external resources Lobe of the brain ICD 10 G40 …   Wikipedia

• Photosensitive epilepsy — is a form of epilepsy in which seizures are triggered by visual stimuli that form patterns in time or space, such as flashing lights, bold, regular patterns, or regular moving patterns.IncidenceOf all persons who have been diagnosed as epileptic …   Wikipedia