ORPHA:64280
Childhood absence epilepsy
Also called Pyknolepsy
- Body system
- Neurological diseases
- Inheritance pattern
- Autosomal dominant
- Typical age of onset
- Adolescent, Childhood
- Estimated prevalence
- 1-9 / 100 000 (United States)
- Rarity class
- 1-9 / 100 000
ORPHA:64280 is classified under "Neurological diseases" in the Orphanet nomenclature.
Common signs
- EEG with spike-wave complexes (2.5-3.5 Hz)
- Typical absence seizure
- Pallor
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Depression
- Anxiety