raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:140927

Self-limited neonatal/infantile epilepsy

Synonyms: BFNIS · Benign familial neonatal-infantile seizures · Benign neonatal-infantile epilepsy · SeLFNIE

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare neonatal/infantile-onset epilepsy syndrome characterized by brief focal seizures between the first days and six months of life in otherwise healthy infants. Seizures often occur in clusters and may include motor symptoms and autonomic signs (including apnea and cyanosis). Occasionally generalized seizures are present. Typically, seizures resolve spontaneously without causing any long-term neurological effects.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enSelf-limited neonatal/infantile epilepsyBFNIS · Benign familial neonatal-infantile seizures · Benign neonatal-infantile epilepsy · SeLFNIE
frEpilepsie néonatale/infantile autolimitéeConvulsions néonatales-infantiles bénignes familiales · Epilepsie néonatale-infantile bénigne · SeLFNIE
deSelbstlimitierende neonatale und infantile EpilepsieBFNIS · Benigne familiäre neonatale und infantile Anfälle · Benigne neonatal-infantile Epilepsie · SeLFNIE
esEpilepsia neonatal/infantil autolimitadaBFNIS · Crisis benignas neonatales-infantiles familiares · Epilepsia benigna neonatal-infantil · SeLFNIE
itEpilessia neonatale/infantile autolimitanteConvulsiomni neonatali-infantili famigliari benigne · SeLFNIE · SeLNE · BFNIS · Convulsioni benigne familiari neonatali-infantili · Epilessia neonatale-infantile benigna · Epilessia benigna familiare neonatale-infantile
nlZelflimiterende neonatale/infantiele epilepsieBFNIS · Benigne familiaire neonatale-infantiele convulsies · Benigne familiaire neonatale-infantiele epileptische aanvallen · Goedaardige familiale neonatale-infantiele insulten · Goedaardige neonatale-infantiele epilepsie · SeLFNIE
ptConvulsões benignas neonatais-infantis familiares
plSamoograniczająca się padaczka noworodkowo-dziecięcaBFNIS · Łagodna padaczka noworodkowo-dziecięca
csBenigní familiární novorozenecké a infantilní křečeBFNIS · Benigní novorozenecká a infantilní epilepsie
ukДоброякісні сімейні неонатально-інфантильні судомиДоброякісна неонатально-дитяча епілепсія · BFNIS
zh良性家族性新生儿-婴儿痉挛良性新生儿-婴儿癫痫
trSelim ailesel yenidoğan-infantil nöbetlerBFNIS · Selim yenidoğan-infantil epilepsi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM607745NTBTvalidated
ICD-10G40.4NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0011904Evalidated
MONDO11904Evalidated
UMLSC5671283Evalidated
GARD1518Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (4):

No children.

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Genes

2 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
KCNQ2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:6296ENSG0000007504360223520q13.33potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 223360469[PMID]
SCN2ADisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10588ENSG000001365311823902q24.3sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 212243921[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families10 familiesWorldwideFamily(ies)Validated15048894[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_15048894[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

15 annotations · validated 2023-01-24
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002069Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure
HP:0011193EEG with focal spikes
HP:0002266Focal clonic seizure
HP:0032807Neonatal seizure
HP:0032792Tonic seizure
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002104Apnea
HP:0002131Episodic ataxia
HP:0002315Headache
HP:0002018Nausea
HP:0002172Postural instability
HP:0001350Slurred speech
HP:0025401Staring gaze
HP:0002321Vertigo
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0031491Continuous spike and waves during slow sleep
HP:0001268Mental deterioration

Annotation source: 26645390[PMID]_28379373[PMID]_31904126[PMID]

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