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Term ID: | 15585 |
Name: | cryptogenic late-onset epileptic spasms |
Definition: | Cryptogenic late-onset epileptic spasms is a rare epilepsy syndrome characterized by late-onset (after 1 year old) epileptic spasms that ocurr in clusters, associated with tonic seizures, atypical absences and cognitive deterioration. Language difficulties and behavior problems are frequently present. EEG is characterized by a temporal, or temporofrontal, slow wave or spike focus combined with synchronous spike-waves and no hypsarrhythmia or background activity. |
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Synonyms: | late-onset infantile spasms |
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OMIM: MSeqDR : Genes: | Phenotypes | | Disease Causing ClinVar Variants | | MSeqDR Portal | |
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