Childhood absence epilepsy

Orpha code: 64280OMIM code: 612269

Definition

Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) is a familial generalized pediatric epilepsy, characterized by very frequent (multiple per day) absence seizures, usually occurring in children between the ages of 4 and 10 years, with, in most cases, a good prognosis.

Disease data
Classification

Disease

Synonyms
Pyknolepsy
Piknolepsja
ORPHA code
64280
OMIM code
612269
ICD10 code
G40.3
ICD11 code
8A61.21

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