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Childhood absence epilepsy

ORPHA:64280· ICD-10 G40.3

Definition

An idiopathic generalized epilepsy characterized by the appearance in an otherwise healthy child of multiple per day typical absence seizures. Epilepsy remits in the majority of children, at later by early adolescence.

Prevalence
1-9 / 100 000
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Adolescent, Childhood