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Epilepsy, childhood absence, susceptibility to, 6(ECA6)

MedGen UID:
440896
Concept ID:
C2749872
Finding
Synonym: Epilepsy, childhood absence 6
 
Gene (location): CACNA1H (16p13.3)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0012763
OMIM®: 611942

Definition

Childhood absence epilepsy is a subtype of idiopathic generalized epilepsy. For a general phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of childhood absence epilepsy and idiopathic generalized epilepsy, see ECA1 (600131) and (600669), respectively. [from OMIM]

Additional description

From MedlinePlus Genetics
Childhood absence epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures (epilepsy). This condition begins in childhood, usually between ages 3 and 8. Affected children have absence seizures (also known as petit mal seizures), which are brief episodes of impaired consciousness that look like staring spells. During seizures, children are not aware of and do not respond to people or activities around them. The seizures usually last several seconds and they occur often, up to 200 times each day.

Some affected individuals have febrile seizures before they develop childhood absence epilepsy. Febrile seizures are involuntary muscle contractions (convulsions) brought on by a high body temperature (fever).

In most people with childhood absence epilepsy, the absence seizures disappear in adolescence. However, some affected individuals continue to have absence seizures into adulthood, or they may develop generalized tonic-clonic seizures, which cause muscle rigidity, convulsions, and loss of consciousness, or myoclonic seizures, which are characterized by rapid, uncontrolled muscle jerks.  https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/childhood-absence-epilepsy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tang P, Guo X, Chong L, Li R
Front Immunol 2023;14:1071580. Epub 2023 Feb 13 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1071580. PMID: 36860869Free PMC Article
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Xie H, Su W, Pei J, Zhang Y, Gao K, Li J, Ma X, Zhang Y, Wu X, Jiang Y
Epilepsy Res 2019 Aug;154:55-61. Epub 2019 Apr 22 doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2019.04.005. PMID: 31054517
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Mullen SA, Berkovic SF; ILAE Genetics Commission
Epilepsia 2018 Jun;59(6):1148-1153. Epub 2018 May 9 doi: 10.1111/epi.14042. PMID: 29741207

Diagnosis

Tang P, Guo X, Chong L, Li R
Front Immunol 2023;14:1071580. Epub 2023 Feb 13 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1071580. PMID: 36860869Free PMC Article
Xie H, Su W, Pei J, Zhang Y, Gao K, Li J, Ma X, Zhang Y, Wu X, Jiang Y
Epilepsy Res 2019 Aug;154:55-61. Epub 2019 Apr 22 doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2019.04.005. PMID: 31054517
Mullen SA, Berkovic SF; ILAE Genetics Commission
Epilepsia 2018 Jun;59(6):1148-1153. Epub 2018 May 9 doi: 10.1111/epi.14042. PMID: 29741207
Scheffer IE
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Therapy

Tang P, Guo X, Chong L, Li R
Front Immunol 2023;14:1071580. Epub 2023 Feb 13 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1071580. PMID: 36860869Free PMC Article
Yim SH, Choi YH, Heo K, Cho KH
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Prognosis

Zhang L, Gao J, Liu H, Tian Y, Zhang X, Lei W, Li Y, Guo Y, Yu H, Yuan E, Liang L, Cui S, Zhang X
Hum Genomics 2020 Dec 7;14(1):44. doi: 10.1186/s40246-020-00294-0. PMID: 33287870Free PMC Article
Sadleir LG, de Valles-Ibáñez G, King C, Coleman M, Mossman S, Paterson S, Nguyen J, Berkovic SF, Mullen S, Bahlo M, Hildebrand MS, Mefford HC, Scheffer IE
Epilepsia 2020 Apr;61(4):e23-e29. Epub 2020 Mar 12 doi: 10.1111/epi.16475. PMID: 32162308Free PMC Article
Xie H, Su W, Pei J, Zhang Y, Gao K, Li J, Ma X, Zhang Y, Wu X, Jiang Y
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Scheffer IE
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Clinical prediction guides

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Epilepsia 2020 Apr;61(4):e23-e29. Epub 2020 Mar 12 doi: 10.1111/epi.16475. PMID: 32162308Free PMC Article
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