"Epilepsy, Absence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A seizure disorder usually occurring in childhood 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)
| Descriptor ID |
D004832
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.490.375.260 C10.228.140.490.493.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Epilepsy, Absence- Epilepsy, Absence
- Absence Epilepsy
- Pyknolepsy
- Pyknolepsies
- Epilepsy, Petit Mal
- Petit Mal Epilepsies
- Absence Seizure Disorder
- Absence Seizure Disorders
- Seizure Disorders, Absence
- Pykno-Epilepsy
- Pykno Epilepsy
- Pykno-Epilepsies
- Seizure Disorder, Absence
- Petit Mal Epilepsy
- Epilepsy, Minor
- Minor Epilepsies
- Minor Epilepsy
Juvenile Absence Epilepsy- Juvenile Absence Epilepsy
- Absence Epilepsies, Juvenile
- Absence Epilepsy, Juvenile
- Epilepsies, Juvenile Absence
- Epilepsy, Juvenile Absence
- Juvenile Absence Epilepsies
- Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
- Epilepsy Juvenile Absences
- Juvenile Absence, Epilepsy
- Juvenile Absences, Epilepsy
Childhood Absence Epilepsy- Childhood Absence Epilepsy
- Absence Epilepsies, Childhood
- Absence Epilepsy, Childhood
- Childhood Absence Epilepsies
- Epilepsies, Childhood Absence
- Epilepsy, Childhood Absence
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epilepsy, Absence" by people in Profiles.
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Asadi-Pooya AA, Farazdaghi M. Generalized spike-waves in idiopathic generalized epilepsies: Does their frequency matter? Brain Behav. 2024 Oct; 14(10):e70023.
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Asadi-Pooya AA, Farazdaghi M. Childhood vs. juvenile absence epilepsy: How to make a diagnosis. Seizure. 2022 Nov; 102:125-128.
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Hirsch E, French J, Scheffer IE, Bogacz A, Alsaadi T, Sperling MR, Abdulla F, Zuberi SM, Trinka E, Specchio N, Somerville E, Samia P, Riney K, Nabbout R, Jain S, Wilmshurst JM, Auvin S, Wiebe S, Perucca E, Mosh? SL, Tinuper P, Wirrell EC. ILAE definition of the Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy Syndromes: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions. Epilepsia. 2022 06; 63(6):1475-1499.
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Asadi-Pooya AA, Homayoun M. Idiopathic (genetic) generalized epilepsies with absences: clinical and electrographic characteristics and seizure outcome. Neurol Sci. 2020 Dec; 41(12):3677-3682.
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Asadi-Pooya AA, Farazdaghi M. Seizure outcome in patients with juvenile absence epilepsy. Neurol Sci. 2016 Feb; 37(2):289-92.
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Strozzi I, Nolan SJ, Sperling MR, Wingerchuk DM, Sirven J. Early versus late antiepileptic drug withdrawal for people with epilepsy in remission. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Feb 11; (2):CD001902.
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Imitola J, Walleigh D, Anderson CE, Jethva R, Carvalho KS, Legido A, Khurana DS. Fraternal twins with autism, severe cognitive deficit, and epilepsy: diagnostic role of chromosomal microarray analysis. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2014 Jun; 21(2):167-71.
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Asadi-Pooya AA, Emami M, Sperling MR. A clinical study of syndromes of idiopathic (genetic) generalized epilepsy. J Neurol Sci. 2013 Jan 15; 324(1-2):113-7.
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Bessa?h T, de Yebenes EG, Kirkland K, Higley MJ, Buono RJ, Ferraro TN, Contreras D. Quantitative trait locus on distal chromosome 1 regulates the occurrence of spontaneous spike-wave discharges in DBA/2 mice. Epilepsia. 2012 Aug; 53(8):1429-35.
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Asadi-Pooya AA, Emami M, Nikseresht A. Early-onset versus typical childhood absence epilepsy; clinical and electrographic characteristics. Seizure. 2012 May; 21(4):273-5.