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Epilepsy, juvenile absence 2(EJA2)

MedGen UID:
416409
•Concept ID:
C2750895
•
Finding
Synonyms: EJA2; EPILEPSY, JUVENILE ABSENCE, SUSCEPTIBILITY TO, 2
 
OMIM®: 607628

Professional guidelines

PubMed

International consensus on diagnosis and management of Dravet syndrome.
Wirrell EC, Hood V, Knupp KG, Meskis MA, Nabbout R, Scheffer IE, Wilmshurst J, Sullivan J
Epilepsia 2022 Jul;63(7):1761-1777. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1111/epi.17274. PMID: 35490361Free PMC Article
Antiepileptic Drug Treatment of Epilepsy in Children.
Moosa ANV
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2019 Apr;25(2):381-407. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000712. PMID: 30921015
Rasmussen's encephalitis: clinical features, pathobiology, and treatment advances.
Varadkar S, Bien CG, Kruse CA, Jensen FE, Bauer J, Pardo CA, Vincent A, Mathern GW, Cross JH
Lancet Neurol 2014 Feb;13(2):195-205. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(13)70260-6. PMID: 24457189Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Alzheimer Disease and Epilepsy: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Fang Y, Si X, Wang J, Wang Z, Chen Y, Liu Y, Yan Y, Tian J, Zhang B, Pu J
Neurology 2023 Jul 25;101(4):e399-e409. Epub 2023 May 24 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207423. PMID: 37225432Free PMC Article
A comprehensive narrative review of epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia.
Smith KM, Wirrell EC, Andrade DM, Choi H, Trenité DK, Knupp KG, Nordli DR Jr, Riva A, Stern JM, Striano P, Thiele EA, Zawar I
Epilepsy Res 2023 Jul;193:107147. Epub 2023 Apr 26 doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107147. PMID: 37121024
The best evidence for progressive myoclonic epilepsy: A pathway to precision therapy.
Orsini A, Valetto A, Bertini V, Esposito M, Carli N, Minassian BA, Bonuccelli A, Peroni D, Michelucci R, Striano P
Seizure 2019 Oct;71:247-257. Epub 2019 Aug 23 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2019.08.012. PMID: 31476531Free PMC Article
Antiepileptic Drug Treatment of Epilepsy in Children.
Moosa ANV
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2019 Apr;25(2):381-407. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000712. PMID: 30921015
Psychiatric and behavioral side effects of antiepileptic drugs in adults with epilepsy.
Chen B, Choi H, Hirsch LJ, Katz A, Legge A, Buchsbaum R, Detyniecki K
Epilepsy Behav 2017 Nov;76:24-31. Epub 2017 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.08.039. PMID: 28931473

Diagnosis

Alzheimer Disease and Epilepsy: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Fang Y, Si X, Wang J, Wang Z, Chen Y, Liu Y, Yan Y, Tian J, Zhang B, Pu J
Neurology 2023 Jul 25;101(4):e399-e409. Epub 2023 May 24 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207423. PMID: 37225432Free PMC Article
ILAE definition of the Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy Syndromes: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions.
Hirsch E, French J, Scheffer IE, Bogacz A, Alsaadi T, Sperling MR, Abdulla F, Zuberi SM, Trinka E, Specchio N, Somerville E, Samia P, Riney K, Nabbout R, Jain S, Wilmshurst JM, Auvin S, Wiebe S, Perucca E, Moshé SL, Tinuper P, Wirrell EC
Epilepsia 2022 Jun;63(6):1475-1499. Epub 2022 May 3 doi: 10.1111/epi.17236. PMID: 35503716
The best evidence for progressive myoclonic epilepsy: A pathway to precision therapy.
Orsini A, Valetto A, Bertini V, Esposito M, Carli N, Minassian BA, Bonuccelli A, Peroni D, Michelucci R, Striano P
Seizure 2019 Oct;71:247-257. Epub 2019 Aug 23 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2019.08.012. PMID: 31476531Free PMC Article
Epilepsy Overview and Revised Classification of Seizures and Epilepsies.
Pack AM
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2019 Apr;25(2):306-321. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000707. PMID: 30921011
Operational classification of seizure types by the International League Against Epilepsy: Position Paper of the ILAE Commission for Classification and Terminology.
Fisher RS, Cross JH, French JA, Higurashi N, Hirsch E, Jansen FE, Lagae L, Moshé SL, Peltola J, Roulet Perez E, Scheffer IE, Zuberi SM
Epilepsia 2017 Apr;58(4):522-530. Epub 2017 Mar 8 doi: 10.1111/epi.13670. PMID: 28276060

Therapy

Alzheimer Disease and Epilepsy: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Fang Y, Si X, Wang J, Wang Z, Chen Y, Liu Y, Yan Y, Tian J, Zhang B, Pu J
Neurology 2023 Jul 25;101(4):e399-e409. Epub 2023 May 24 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207423. PMID: 37225432Free PMC Article
Antiepileptic Drug Treatment of Epilepsy in Children.
Moosa ANV
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2019 Apr;25(2):381-407. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000712. PMID: 30921015
Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome (FIRES): An Overview of Treatment and Recent Patents.
Hon KL, Leung AKC, Torres AR
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2018;12(2):128-135. doi: 10.2174/1872213X12666180508122450. PMID: 29745347
Psychiatric and behavioral side effects of antiepileptic drugs in adults with epilepsy.
Chen B, Choi H, Hirsch LJ, Katz A, Legge A, Buchsbaum R, Detyniecki K
Epilepsy Behav 2017 Nov;76:24-31. Epub 2017 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.08.039. PMID: 28931473
Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
Lefaucheur JP, Antal A, Ayache SS, Benninger DH, Brunelin J, Cogiamanian F, Cotelli M, De Ridder D, Ferrucci R, Langguth B, Marangolo P, Mylius V, Nitsche MA, Padberg F, Palm U, Poulet E, Priori A, Rossi S, Schecklmann M, Vanneste S, Ziemann U, Garcia-Larrea L, Paulus W
Clin Neurophysiol 2017 Jan;128(1):56-92. Epub 2016 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.10.087. PMID: 27866120

Prognosis

Alzheimer Disease and Epilepsy: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Fang Y, Si X, Wang J, Wang Z, Chen Y, Liu Y, Yan Y, Tian J, Zhang B, Pu J
Neurology 2023 Jul 25;101(4):e399-e409. Epub 2023 May 24 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207423. PMID: 37225432Free PMC Article
International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in childhood: Position paper by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions.
Specchio N, Wirrell EC, Scheffer IE, Nabbout R, Riney K, Samia P, Guerreiro M, Gwer S, Zuberi SM, Wilmshurst JM, Yozawitz E, Pressler R, Hirsch E, Wiebe S, Cross HJ, Perucca E, Moshé SL, Tinuper P, Auvin S
Epilepsia 2022 Jun;63(6):1398-1442. Epub 2022 May 3 doi: 10.1111/epi.17241. PMID: 35503717
Epilepsy With Eyelid Myoclonia (Jeavons Syndrome).
Zawar I, Knight EP
Pediatr Neurol 2021 Aug;121:75-80. Epub 2020 Dec 1 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.11.018. PMID: 34167046
The best evidence for progressive myoclonic epilepsy: A pathway to precision therapy.
Orsini A, Valetto A, Bertini V, Esposito M, Carli N, Minassian BA, Bonuccelli A, Peroni D, Michelucci R, Striano P
Seizure 2019 Oct;71:247-257. Epub 2019 Aug 23 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2019.08.012. PMID: 31476531Free PMC Article
New onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE).
Sculier C, Gaspard N
Seizure 2019 May;68:72-78. Epub 2018 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2018.09.018. PMID: 30482654

Clinical prediction guides

Alzheimer Disease and Epilepsy: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Fang Y, Si X, Wang J, Wang Z, Chen Y, Liu Y, Yan Y, Tian J, Zhang B, Pu J
Neurology 2023 Jul 25;101(4):e399-e409. Epub 2023 May 24 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207423. PMID: 37225432Free PMC Article
Neurophysiology of Juvenile and Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy.
Acharya JN, Acharya VJ
J Clin Neurophysiol 2023 Feb 1;40(2):100-108. Epub 2022 Jun 30 doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000913. PMID: 36735458
Epilepsy With Eyelid Myoclonia (Jeavons Syndrome).
Zawar I, Knight EP
Pediatr Neurol 2021 Aug;121:75-80. Epub 2020 Dec 1 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.11.018. PMID: 34167046
Different Clinical Expression of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Assessment and Treatment.
Pop-Jordanova N
Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki) 2019 May 1;40(1):5-40. doi: 10.2478/prilozi-2019-0001. PMID: 31152643
Psychiatric and behavioral side effects of antiepileptic drugs in adults with epilepsy.
Chen B, Choi H, Hirsch LJ, Katz A, Legge A, Buchsbaum R, Detyniecki K
Epilepsy Behav 2017 Nov;76:24-31. Epub 2017 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.08.039. PMID: 28931473

Recent systematic reviews

Impact of epilepsy surgery on quality of life: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Shakhatreh L, Foster E, Siriratnam P, Neal A, Carney PW, Jackson GD, O'Brien TJ, Kwan P, Chen Z, Ademi Z
Epilepsia 2023 Jul;64(7):1709-1721. Epub 2023 May 27 doi: 10.1111/epi.17644. PMID: 37157209
Global prevalence of developmental disabilities in children and adolescents: A systematic umbrella review.
Olusanya BO, Smythe T, Ogbo FA, Nair MKC, Scher M, Davis AC
Front Public Health 2023;11:1122009. Epub 2023 Feb 16 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1122009. PMID: 36891340Free PMC Article
Antiepileptic drug monotherapy for epilepsy: a network meta-analysis of individual participant data.
Nevitt SJ, Sudell M, Cividini S, Marson AG, Tudur Smith C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Apr 1;4(4):CD011412. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011412.pub4. PMID: 35363878Free PMC Article
Surgery for epilepsy.
West S, Nevitt SJ, Cotton J, Gandhi S, Weston J, Sudan A, Ramirez R, Newton R
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Jun 25;6(6):CD010541. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010541.pub3. PMID: 31237346Free PMC Article
Drug management for acute tonic-clonic convulsions including convulsive status epilepticus in children.
McTague A, Martland T, Appleton R
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Jan 10;1(1):CD001905. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001905.pub3. PMID: 29320603Free PMC Article

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