"Epilepsy, Absence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A seizure disorder usually occurring in childhood characterized by rhythmic electrical brain discharges of generalized onset. Clinical features include a sudden cessation of ongoing activity usually without loss of postural tone. Rhythmic blinking of the eyelids or lip smacking frequently accompanies the SEIZURES. The usual duration is 5-10 seconds, and multiple episodes may occur daily. Juvenile absence epilepsy is characterized by the juvenile onset of absence seizures and an increased incidence of myoclonus and tonic-clonic seizures. (Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p736)
| Descriptor ID |
D004832
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.490.375.260 C10.228.140.490.493.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Epilepsy, Absence- Epilepsy, Absence
- Absence Epilepsy
- Pyknolepsy
- Pyknolepsies
- Epilepsy, Petit Mal
- Petit Mal Epilepsies
- Absence Seizure Disorder
- Absence Seizure Disorders
- Seizure Disorders, Absence
- Pykno-Epilepsy
- Pykno Epilepsy
- Pykno-Epilepsies
- Seizure Disorder, Absence
- Petit Mal Epilepsy
- Epilepsy, Minor
- Minor Epilepsies
- Minor Epilepsy
Juvenile Absence Epilepsy- Juvenile Absence Epilepsy
- Absence Epilepsies, Juvenile
- Absence Epilepsy, Juvenile
- Epilepsies, Juvenile Absence
- Epilepsy, Juvenile Absence
- Juvenile Absence Epilepsies
- Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
- Epilepsy Juvenile Absences
- Juvenile Absence, Epilepsy
- Juvenile Absences, Epilepsy
Childhood Absence Epilepsy- Childhood Absence Epilepsy
- Absence Epilepsies, Childhood
- Absence Epilepsy, Childhood
- Childhood Absence Epilepsies
- Epilepsies, Childhood Absence
- Epilepsy, Childhood Absence
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1992 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2003 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 2004 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 2005 | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| 2006 | 22 | 7 | 29 |
| 2007 | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| 2008 | 24 | 7 | 31 |
| 2009 | 23 | 5 | 28 |
| 2010 | 23 | 2 | 25 |
| 2011 | 32 | 2 | 34 |
| 2012 | 24 | 7 | 31 |
| 2013 | 27 | 5 | 32 |
| 2014 | 35 | 5 | 40 |
| 2015 | 24 | 1 | 25 |
| 2016 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| 2017 | 23 | 2 | 25 |
| 2018 | 18 | 3 | 21 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epilepsy, Absence" by people in Profiles.
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Diagnosing and managing childhood absence epilepsy by telemedicine. Epilepsy Behav. 2021 02; 115:107404.
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Effects of vitamin D and paricalcitol on epileptogenesis and behavioral properties of WAG/Rij rats with absence epilepsy. Epilepsy Res. 2019 11; 157:106208.
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Genetic absence epilepsy: Effective connectivity from piriform cortex to mediodorsal thalamus. Epilepsy Behav. 2019 08; 97:219-228.
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Multiunit cluster firing patterns of piriform cortex and mediodorsal thalamus in absence epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2019 08; 97:229-243.
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Cav 3.2 T-type calcium channel mutation influences kindling-induced thalamic neuronal firing patterns in Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rats From Strasbourg. Epilepsia. 2019 07; 60(7):1378-1386.
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Eyelid myoclonia with absences: Electroclinical features and prognostic factors. Epilepsia. 2019 06; 60(6):1104-1113.
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De novo SCN1A, SCN8A, and CLCN2 mutations in childhood absence epilepsy. Epilepsy Res. 2019 08; 154:55-61.
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No evidence for a BRD2 promoter hypermethylation in blood leukocytes of Europeans with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2019 05; 60(5):e31-e36.
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Swimming exercise decreases the absence-like epileptic activity in WAG/Rij rats. Behav Brain Res. 2019 05 02; 363:145-148.
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A Practical Guide to Treatment of Childhood Absence Epilepsy. Paediatr Drugs. 2019 Feb; 21(1):15-24.