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