Febrile seizures, familial, 8
Febrile seizures, familial, 8
Definition
A childhood absence epilepsy that is characterized by mutations in the GABRG2 gene, which cause a spectrum of seizure disorders, ranging from early-onset isolated febrile seizures (FS) to childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) to generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus, type 3 (GEFS+3), which tends to represent a more severe phenotype.
Also known as childhood absence epilepsy caused by mutation in GABRG2, GABRG2 childhood absence epilepsy, GABRG2 generalised epilepsy with febrile seizures plus, GABRG2 generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus, generalised epilepsy with febrile seizures plus caused by mutation in GABRG2, generalised epilepsy with febrile seizures plus, type 3, generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus caused by mutation in GABRG2, generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus, type 3 — per MONDO