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Myoclonic epilepsy of infancy

ORPHA:86909· ICD-10 G40.3

Definition

A rare infantile epilepsy syndrome characterized by an infantile-onset of sudden, frequent and generalized myoclonic seizures that occur in neurologically and developmentally normal patients, and later resolve during childhood with a generally favorable outcome.

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Infancy