Early infantile developmental and epileptic encephalopathy
ORPHA:1934· ICD-10 G40.3
Definition
A severe form of age-related epileptic encephalopathies characterized by the onset of tonic spasms within the first 3 months of life that can be generalized or lateralized, independent of the sleep cycle, and that can occur hundreds of times per day, leading to psychomotor impairment and death.
- Prevalence
- 1-9 / 100 000
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, Not applicable, X-linked recessive
- Age of onset
- Neonatal