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Epilepsy with myoclonic-astatic seizures
Link to WHO Definition
Epilepsy with myoclonic-astatic seizures – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/951920505
Epilepsy beginning between the second and fifth year of life in a previously normal child with family history of seizures, that initially manifests as tonic-clonic seizures with myoclonic-astatic seizures beginning several weeks later. These seizures are characterised by a sudden loss of muscular tonus associated with forward or backward propulsion that may result in injury to the face and head if the patient falls.