raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:166418

Eating reflex epilepsy

Synonyms: Eating epilepsy · Eating seizures

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A rare reflex epilepsy characterized by in most cases complex partial seizures triggered by different components of eating, such as the sight of food, proprioceptive, olfactory or gustatory sensations, chewing, salivation, and gastric distension after food intake. The seizures may be idiopathic or associated with symptomatic localization-related epilepsies.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enEating reflex epilepsyEating epilepsy · Eating seizures
frEpilepsie de l'alimentation
deEss-ReflexepilepsieEss-Epilepsie · Ess-Krampfanfälle
esEpilepsia refleja de la alimentaciónCrisis por la ingesta de alimentos · Epilepsia por la ingesta de alimentos
itEpilessia riflessa da assunzione di cibo
nlVoedingsgeïnduceerde reflexepilepsieVoedingsgeïnduceerde epilepsie · Voedingsgeïnduceerde epileptische aanvallen
ptConvulsões alimentares
plNapady padaczkowe wyzwalane jedzeniem= en
csZáchvaty vyvolané jídlem= en
ukЕпілепсія з рефлекторними судомами, повязаними зі споживанням їжіХарчова епілепсія · Харчові напади
zh进食反射性癫痫进餐性惊厥
trYemek yeme epilepsisiYemek yeme epilepsisi · Yeme nöbetleri

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10G40.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118A61.40NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0015645Evalidated
UMLSC0393725Evalidated

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 (1):

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 prevalence1-9 / 1 000 0000.5 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidatedSource: 33080481[PMID]_27986877[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