Myoclonic absences or absences with myoclonias

Description

Childhood epileptic syndrome characterised by absence seizures associated with severe rhythmic bilateral myoclonic jerks. The EEG pattern shows rhythmic, bilateral, synchronous, symmetric 3-Hz spike and slow-waves discharges associated with EMG myoclonic bursts at 3 Hz, superimposed to a progressively increasing tonic contraction.

Coding note from above levels

Use additional code, if desired, to identify the type of seizure.

Index terms

Myoclonic absences or absences with myoclonias

Exclusions from above levels

MG45 – Syncope
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

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19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

8A61.20 – Benign childhood epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes
8A61.21 – Childhood absence epilepsy
8A61.22 – Epilepsy with myoclonic-astatic seizures
8A61.2Y – Other specified genetic epileptic syndromes with childhood onset
8A61.2Z – Genetic epileptic syndromes with childhood onset, unspecified

Foundation entity

Myoclonic absences or absences with myoclonias – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/274380122

Part of: 8A61.2: Genetic epileptic syndromes with childhood onset › 8A61: Genetic or presumed genetic syndromes primarily expressed as epilepsy › 08: Diseases of the nervous system