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MeSH Heading: Epilepsy, Absence
Tree Number(s): C10.228.140.490.375.260; C10.228.140.490.493.125
Unique ID: D004832
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004832
Annotation: note entry term PETIT MAL EPILEPSY: do not confuse with PETIT MAL STATUS see STATUS EPILEPTICUS
Scope Note: 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)
Entry Term(s): Absence Seizure Disorder; Akinetic Petit Mal; Childhood Absence Epilepsy; Epilepsy Juvenile Absence; Epilepsy, Absence, Atypical; Epilepsy, Minor; Epilepsy, Petit Mal; Juvenile Absence Epilepsy; Petit Mal Epilepsy; Pykno-Epilepsy; Pyknolepsy; Seizure Disorder, Absence
NLM Classification #: WL 385
Public MeSH Note: 1992; was EPILEPSY, PETIT MAL 1963-1991
History Note: 1992; was EPILEPSY, PETIT MAL 1963-1991
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/07/05

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Concept UI: M0007577
Scope Note: 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)
Terms: Epilepsy, Absence Preferred Term
Term UI T014737
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Petit Mal Epilepsy
Term UI T014734
Date01/17/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Epilepsy, Petit Mal
Term UI T014733
Date04/04/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

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