Diseases

Epileptic Syndromes

EPILEPTIC SEIZURES that are of similar type and age of onset and have other similar features (e.g., clinical course, EEG findings, genetic association and neuropathology).

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Abstract

EPILEPTIC SEIZURES that are of similar type and age of onset and have other similar features (e.g., clinical course, EEG findings, genetic association and neuropathology).

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Epilepsy Syndromes
  • Syndromic Epilepsies
  • Epilepsies, Syndromic
  • Epilepsy Syndrome
  • Epilepsy, Syndromic
  • Epileptic Syndrome
  • Syndromic Epilepsy
  • Familial Epilepsies
  • Epilepsies, Familial
  • Epilepsy, Familial
  • Familial Epilepsy

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2018

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Previous Indexing

  • Epilepsy (1963-2017)

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NLM Classification

WL 385

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Epileptic Syndromes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000073376. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000073376
  2. Epileptic Syndromes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilepsy_syndromes
  3. Epileptic Syndromes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55785625