Epilepsy, Absence
"Epilepsy, Absence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A childhood seizure disorder 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)
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D004832
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MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.490.375.260
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Concept/Terms |
Epilepsy, Absence- Epilepsy, Absence
- Absence Epilepsy
- Absence Seizures
- Absence Seizure
- Seizure, Absence
- Childhood Absence Epilepsy
- Absence Epilepsies, Childhood
- Absence Epilepsy, Childhood
- Childhood Absence Epilepsies
- Epilepsies, Childhood Absence
- Epilepsy, Childhood Absence
- Epilepsy, Minor
- Minor Epilepsies
- Minor Epilepsy
- Epilepsy, Petit Mal
- Petit Mal Epilepsies
- Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
- Epilepsy Juvenile Absences
- Juvenile Absence, Epilepsy
- Juvenile Absences, Epilepsy
- Petit Mal Convulsion
- Convulsion, Petit Mal
- Petit Mal Epilepsy
- Pykno-Epilepsy
- Pykno Epilepsy
- Pykno-Epilepsies
- Pyknolepsy
- Pyknolepsies
- Seizure Disorder, Absence
- Absence Seizure Disorder
- Absence Seizure Disorders
- Seizure Disorders, Absence
- Juvenile Absence Epilepsy
- Absence Epilepsies, Juvenile
- Absence Epilepsy, Juvenile
- Epilepsies, Juvenile Absence
- Epilepsy, Juvenile Absence
- Juvenile Absence Epilepsies
Atonic Absence Seizures- Atonic Absence Seizures
- Absence Seizure, Atonic
- Absence Seizures, Atonic
- Atonic Absence Seizure
- Seizure, Atonic Absence
- Seizures, Atonic Absence
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epilepsy, Absence" by people in Profiles.
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French JA, Kanner AM, Bautista J, Abou-Khalil B, Browne T, Harden CL, Theodore WH, Bazil C, Stern J, Schachter SC, Bergen D, Hirtz D, Montouris GD, Nespeca M, Gidal B, Marks WJ, Turk WR, Fischer JH, Bourgeois B, Wilner A, Faught RE, Sachdeo RC, Beydoun A, Glauser TA. Efficacy and tolerability of the new antiepileptic drugs, I: Treatment of new-onset epilepsy: report of the TTA and QSS Subcommittees of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society. Epilepsia. 2004 May; 45(5):401-9.
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Bleck TP. Idiopathic generalised epilepsy in adults manifested by phantom absences, generalised tonic-clonic seizures, and frequent absence status. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1998 Aug; 65(2):282.
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