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Epilepsy, Absence, Atypical

MedGen UID:
148244
Concept ID:
C0751124
Disease or Syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Wirrell EC, Hood V, Knupp KG, Meskis MA, Nabbout R, Scheffer IE, Wilmshurst J, Sullivan J
Epilepsia 2022 Jul;63(7):1761-1777. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1111/epi.17274. PMID: 35490361Free PMC Article
Katyayan A, Diaz-Medina G
Neurol Clin 2021 Aug;39(3):779-795. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2021.04.002. PMID: 34215386
Espay AJ, Aybek S, Carson A, Edwards MJ, Goldstein LH, Hallett M, LaFaver K, LaFrance WC Jr, Lang AE, Nicholson T, Nielsen G, Reuber M, Voon V, Stone J, Morgante F
JAMA Neurol 2018 Sep 1;75(9):1132-1141. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.1264. PMID: 29868890Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gokce-Samar Z, Vetro A, De Bellescize J, Pisano T, Monteiro L, Penaud N, Korff CM, Fluss J, Marini C, Cesaroni E, Alvarez BM, Sanlaville D, Chatron N, Arzimanoglou AA, Labalme A, Cuddapah VA, Ruggiero SM, Lecoquierre F, Nicolas G, Marie GA, Lebas A, Testard HO, Helbig KL, Ruiz A, Ngoh A, Kurian MA, Reid K, Spaull R, Joset P, Ramantani G, Steindl K, Krenn M, Gerstl L, Vieker S, Craiu D, Pendziwiat M, Haldeman-Englert C, Kanivets I, Romanova I, Rajan DS, Rosenfeld JA, Au M, Grand K, Graham M Jr, Isapof A, Villeneuve N, Smol T, Caumes R, Zacher P, Neuser S, Tinschert S, Platzer K, Bartolomaeus T, Mohnke I, Radtke M, Jamra RA, Helbig I, Jansen FE, Koop K, Rudolf G, Küry S, Courchet J, Guerrini R, Lesca G
Neurology 2024 Jan 23;102(2):e207945. Epub 2023 Dec 22 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207945. PMID: 38165337
Smith KM, Wirrell EC, Andrade DM, Choi H, Trenité DK, Knupp KG, Nordli DR Jr, Riva A, Stern JM, Striano P, Thiele EA, Zawar I
Epilepsy Res 2023 Jul;193:107147. Epub 2023 Apr 26 doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107147. PMID: 37121024
Boesen MS, Børresen ML, Christensen SK, Klein-Petersen AW, El Mahdaoui S, Sagar MV, Schou E, Eltvedt AK, Cacic Hribljan M, Born AP, Uldall PV, Thygesen LC, Miranda MJ
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2023 Jan;42:75-81. Epub 2022 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2022.12.008. PMID: 36584475
Thakran S, Guin D, Singh P, Singh P, Kukal S, Rawat C, Yadav S, Kushwaha SS, Srivastava AK, Hasija Y, Saso L, Ramachandran S, Kukreti R
Int J Mol Sci 2020 Oct 21;21(20) doi: 10.3390/ijms21207784. PMID: 33096746Free PMC Article
Verrotti A, D'Alonzo R, Rinaldi VE, Casciato S, D'Aniello A, Di Gennaro G
World J Pediatr 2017 Apr;13(2):106-111. Epub 2017 Jan 15 doi: 10.1007/s12519-017-0006-9. PMID: 28101769

Diagnosis

Kessler SK, McGinnis E
Paediatr Drugs 2019 Feb;21(1):15-24. doi: 10.1007/s40272-019-00325-x. PMID: 30734897Free PMC Article
Unterberger I, Trinka E, Kaplan PW, Walser G, Luef G, Bauer G
Epilepsia 2018 Mar;59(3):523-529. Epub 2018 Jan 11 doi: 10.1111/epi.13996. PMID: 29327337
Celli R, Santolini I, Guiducci M, van Luijtelaar G, Parisi P, Striano P, Gradini R, Battaglia G, Ngomba RT, Nicoletti F
Curr Neuropharmacol 2017;15(6):918-925. doi: 10.2174/1570159X15666170309105451. PMID: 28290248Free PMC Article
Verrotti A, D'Alonzo R, Rinaldi VE, Casciato S, D'Aniello A, Di Gennaro G
World J Pediatr 2017 Apr;13(2):106-111. Epub 2017 Jan 15 doi: 10.1007/s12519-017-0006-9. PMID: 28101769
Crumrine PK
J Child Neurol 2002 Jan;17 Suppl 1:S70-5. doi: 10.1177/08830738020170011001. PMID: 11918467

Therapy

Smith KM, Wirrell EC, Andrade DM, Choi H, Trenité DK, Knupp KG, Nordli DR Jr, Riva A, Stern JM, Striano P, Thiele EA, Zawar I
Epilepsy Res 2023 Jul;193:107147. Epub 2023 Apr 26 doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107147. PMID: 37121024
Kessler SK, McGinnis E
Paediatr Drugs 2019 Feb;21(1):15-24. doi: 10.1007/s40272-019-00325-x. PMID: 30734897Free PMC Article
Kanner AM, Ashman E, Gloss D, Harden C, Bourgeois B, Bautista JF, Abou-Khalil B, Burakgazi-Dalkilic E, Llanas Park E, Stern J, Hirtz D, Nespeca M, Gidal B, Faught E, French J
Neurology 2018 Jul 10;91(2):74-81. Epub 2018 Jun 13 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000005755. PMID: 29898971
Guilhoto LM
Seizure 2017 Jan;44:53-57. Epub 2016 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2016.11.031. PMID: 27986418
Crumrine PK
J Child Neurol 2002 Jan;17 Suppl 1:S70-5. doi: 10.1177/08830738020170011001. PMID: 11918467

Prognosis

Fang Y, Si X, Wang J, Wang Z, Chen Y, Liu Y, Yan Y, Tian J, Zhang B, Pu J
Neurology 2023 Jul 25;101(4):e399-e409. Epub 2023 May 24 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207423. PMID: 37225432Free PMC Article
Specchio N, Wirrell EC, Scheffer IE, Nabbout R, Riney K, Samia P, Guerreiro M, Gwer S, Zuberi SM, Wilmshurst JM, Yozawitz E, Pressler R, Hirsch E, Wiebe S, Cross HJ, Perucca E, Moshé SL, Tinuper P, Auvin S
Epilepsia 2022 Jun;63(6):1398-1442. Epub 2022 May 3 doi: 10.1111/epi.17241. PMID: 35503717
Hirsch E, French J, Scheffer IE, Bogacz A, Alsaadi T, Sperling MR, Abdulla F, Zuberi SM, Trinka E, Specchio N, Somerville E, Samia P, Riney K, Nabbout R, Jain S, Wilmshurst JM, Auvin S, Wiebe S, Perucca E, Moshé SL, Tinuper P, Wirrell EC
Epilepsia 2022 Jun;63(6):1475-1499. Epub 2022 May 3 doi: 10.1111/epi.17236. PMID: 35503716
Thakran S, Guin D, Singh P, Singh P, Kukal S, Rawat C, Yadav S, Kushwaha SS, Srivastava AK, Hasija Y, Saso L, Ramachandran S, Kukreti R
Int J Mol Sci 2020 Oct 21;21(20) doi: 10.3390/ijms21207784. PMID: 33096746Free PMC Article
Kessler SK, McGinnis E
Paediatr Drugs 2019 Feb;21(1):15-24. doi: 10.1007/s40272-019-00325-x. PMID: 30734897Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Fang Y, Si X, Wang J, Wang Z, Chen Y, Liu Y, Yan Y, Tian J, Zhang B, Pu J
Neurology 2023 Jul 25;101(4):e399-e409. Epub 2023 May 24 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207423. PMID: 37225432Free PMC Article
Thakran S, Guin D, Singh P, Singh P, Kukal S, Rawat C, Yadav S, Kushwaha SS, Srivastava AK, Hasija Y, Saso L, Ramachandran S, Kukreti R
Int J Mol Sci 2020 Oct 21;21(20) doi: 10.3390/ijms21207784. PMID: 33096746Free PMC Article
Kessler SK, McGinnis E
Paediatr Drugs 2019 Feb;21(1):15-24. doi: 10.1007/s40272-019-00325-x. PMID: 30734897Free PMC Article
Chen B, Choi H, Hirsch LJ, Katz A, Legge A, Buchsbaum R, Detyniecki K
Epilepsy Behav 2017 Nov;76:24-31. Epub 2017 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.08.039. PMID: 28931473
Guilhoto LM
Seizure 2017 Jan;44:53-57. Epub 2016 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2016.11.031. PMID: 27986418

Recent systematic reviews

Chu H, Zhang X, Shi J, Zhou Z, Yang X
J Neurol 2023 Oct;270(10):4713-4728. Epub 2023 Jun 28 doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-11834-8. PMID: 37378757Free PMC Article
Nevitt SJ, Sudell M, Cividini S, Marson AG, Tudur Smith C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Apr 1;4(4):CD011412. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011412.pub4. PMID: 35363878Free PMC Article
West S, Nevitt SJ, Cotton J, Gandhi S, Weston J, Sudan A, Ramirez R, Newton R
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Jun 25;6(6):CD010541. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010541.pub3. PMID: 31237346Free PMC Article
Lamberink HJ, Otte WM, Geerts AT, Pavlovic M, Ramos-Lizana J, Marson AG, Overweg J, Sauma L, Specchio LM, Tennison M, Cardoso TMO, Shinnar S, Schmidt D, Geleijns K, Braun KPJ
Lancet Neurol 2017 Jul;16(7):523-531. Epub 2017 May 5 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(17)30114-X. PMID: 28483337
Downes KL, Grantz KL, Shenassa ED
Am J Perinatol 2017 Aug;34(10):935-957. Epub 2017 Mar 22 doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1599149. PMID: 28329897Free PMC Article

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