Epilepsy, Absence
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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. (Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p736)
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D004832
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MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.490.375.260
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Concept/Terms |
Epilepsy, Absence- Epilepsy, Absence
- Absence Epilepsy
- Petit Mal Epilepsy
- Pyknolepsy
- Pyknolepsies
- Absence Seizures
- Absence Seizure
- Seizure, Absence
- Juvenile Absence Epilepsy
- Absence Epilepsies, Juvenile
- Absence Epilepsy, Juvenile
- Epilepsies, Juvenile Absence
- Epilepsy, Juvenile Absence
- Juvenile Absence Epilepsies
- Absence Seizure Disorder
- Absence Seizure Disorders
- Seizure Disorders, Absence
- Petit Mal Convulsion
- Convulsion, Petit Mal
- Pykno-Epilepsy
- Pykno Epilepsy
- Pykno-Epilepsies
- Seizure Disorder, Absence
- Childhood Absence Epilepsy
- Absence Epilepsies, Childhood
- Absence Epilepsy, Childhood
- Childhood Absence Epilepsies
- Epilepsies, Childhood Absence
- Epilepsy, Childhood Absence
- Epilepsy, Petit Mal
- Petit Mal Epilepsies
- Epilepsy, Minor
- Minor Epilepsies
- Minor Epilepsy
Atonic Absence Seizures- Atonic Absence Seizures
- Absence Seizure, Atonic
- Absence Seizures, Atonic
- Atonic Absence Seizure
- Seizure, Atonic Absence
- Seizures, Atonic Absence
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epilepsy, Absence" by people in Profiles.
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Kim DS, Nordli DR, Zelko F. Spectral power of 1-4 Hz frequency in the ictal phase of childhood absence epilepsy. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2011 Oct; 28(5):463-8.
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van Drongelen W, Nayak S, Frim DM, Kohrman MH, Towle VL, Lee HC, McGee AB, Chico MS, Hecox KE. Seizure anticipation in pediatric epilepsy: use of Kolmogorov entropy. Pediatr Neurol. 2003 Sep; 29(3):207-13.
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Kananura C, Sander T, Rajan S, Preisig-Müller R, Grzeschik KH, Daut J, Derst C, Steinlein OK. Tandem pore domain K(+)-channel TASK-3 (KCNK9) and idiopathic absence epilepsies. Am J Med Genet. 2002 Mar 08; 114(2):227-9.
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Herbst A. [Familial progressive myoclonus epilepsy (Unverricht/Lundborg)]. Psychiatr Neurol Med Psychol Beih. 1967; 6:18-39.
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