Early-infantile DEE

Early-infantile DEE

Definition

A neonatal/infantile epilepsy syndrome characterized by frequent drug-resistant seizures that begin ≤3 months of age, with abnormal interictal EEG and neurological examination. In up to 80% of patients, EIDEE is caused by an underlying structural, genetic, or metabolic reason.

Also known as early infantile epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile epileptic encephalopathy with suppression-bursts, early myoclonic encephalopathy, early myoclonic encephalopathy with suppression-bursts, early-infantile developmental and epileptic encephalopathy syndrome, EIDEE, EIEE, EME, epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, epileptic encephalopathy, infantile, infantile epileptic encephalopathy, Ohtahara syndrome — per MONDO

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Affected Organs

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