childhood absence epilepsy
Findings
No curated finding names childhood absence epilepsy yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A familial generalized pediatric epilepsy, characterized by very frequent (multiple per day) absence seizures, usually occurring in children between the ages of 4 and 10 years, with, in most cases, a good prognosis.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0010826), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
21 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- EEG with spike-wave complexes (2.5-3.5 Hz)HPOHP:0010848
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Typical absence seizureHPO · MondoHP:0011147
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorderHPOHP:0007018
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- PallorHPOHP:0000980
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Abnormal social behaviorHPOHP:0012433
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- AnxietyHPOHP:0000739
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Bilateral tonic-clonic seizureHPOHP:0002069
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- DepressionHPOHP:0000716
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- DyslexiaHPOHP:0010522
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Febrile seizure (within the age range of 3 months to 6 years)HPOHP:0002373
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- HyperventilationHPOHP:0002883
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Impaired visuospatial constructive cognitionHPOHP:0010794
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Show the remaining 9
- Intellectual disabilityHPOHP:0001249
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Low self-esteemHPOHP:0031469
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Myoclonic absence seizureHPOHP:0011150
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- PundingHPOHP:0030218
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Specific learning disabilityHPOHP:0001328
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Uncontrolled eye movementsHPOHP:0007738
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Genes
2 genes
Germline variants in the gene encoding each protein, as classified by GenCC submitters, each in their own words. Limited, disputed and refuted submissions are listed too.
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (1)
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: childhood absence epilepsy
- Also called
- pyknolepsy