raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:166409

Photosensitive occipital lobe epilepsy

Synonyms: POLE

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
Adolescent, Adult, Childhood
Status
active

A rare epilepsy syndrome with onset in childhood and adolescence characterized by focal seizures involving the occipital lobe triggered by visual stimuli.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPhotosensitive occipital lobe epilepsyPOLE
frEpilepsie occipitale photosensible= en
deOkzipitallappenepilepsie, photosensitivePOLE · Photosensitive okzipitale Epilepsie
esEpilepsia occipital fotosensible
itEpilessia fotosensibile
nlFotosensitieve epilepsie vanuit occipitale kwab= en
ptEpilepsia do lobo occipital fotossensitiva= en
plPadaczka światłoczuła= en
csFotosenzitivní epilepsie= en
ukФоточутлива епілепсія
zh光敏性癫痫
trFotosensitif epilepsi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM132100Evalidated
OMIM609572BTNTvalidated
OMIM609573BTNTvalidated
ICD-10G40.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118A61.40NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0015643Evalidated
UMLSC0393720Evalidated
GARD5648Evalidated

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 (2):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 00030 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidated27986877[PMID]_28532712[PMID]_ORPHANET

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

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card