startle epilepsy
MONDO:0015648Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names startle epilepsy yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Startle epilepsy is a rare neurologic disease characterized by frequent and spontaneous epileptic seizures (frequently with symmetrical or asymmetrical tonic features) triggered by a normal startle in response to a sudden and unexpected somatosensory (most frequently auditory) stimulus. Falls are common and can be traumatic. In most cases, the disease is associated with spastic hemi-, di-, or tetraplegia and intellectual disability.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0015648), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of