CIM11 8A61.21

Childhood absence epilepsy

chapitre: 08 Diseases of the nervous system
bloc: Epilepsy or seizures
definition: Epilepsy with onset in an otherwise normal child of 2 to 12 years of age, often with multiple daily brief staring episodes lasting an average of 10 seconds. Absence seizures are usually provoked by hyperventilation. The electroencephalogram shows ictal and interictal diffuse 2.5-3 cycles per second
type: category
navigateur oms (fr): https://icd.who.int/browse/2026-01/mms/fr#726403046 ↗