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ORPHA:1943

Early-onset progressive encephalopathy with migrant continuous myoclonus

historical

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Unknown
Age of onset
Childhood
Status
historical

A rare infantile epilepsy syndrome characterized by early-onset progressive encephalopathy with migrant, continuous myoclonus. The focal continuous myoclonus (lasting from dozens of minutes to hours) is observed in the first months of life. During disease progression, prolonged bilateral myoclonic seizures and generalized tonic-clonic seizures occur and eventually progressive encephalopathy with hypotonia and ataxia is observed. All patients reported to have cortical atrophy. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1996.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enEarly-onset progressive encephalopathy with migrant continuous myoclonus
frEncéphalopathie progressive précoce avec crises myocloniques migrantes et continues
deFrüh beginnende progressive Enzephalopathie mit wanderndem kontinuierlichem MyoklonusEpilepsie der frühen Kindheit mit migratorischen fokalen Anfällen
esEncefalopatía progresiva de inicio precoz con miclonías migratorias continuas
itEpilessia con crisi parziali migranti dei neuroni
nlVroeg aanvangende progressieve encefalopathie met migrerende continue myoclonus
ptEpilepsia progressiva de início precoce com mioclonias contínuas migratórias
plPadaczka dziecięca z migrującymi napadami częściowymi
csMigrující fokální epilepsie u kojenců
ukРання прогресуюча енцефалопатія з мігруючим безперервним міоклонусом
zh早发进行性脑病伴不定向型肌痉挛
trGezici devamlı miyoklonus ile seyreden erken-başlangıçlı ilerleyici ensefalopati

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10G40.4NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0016026Evalidated
MONDO16026Evalidated
UMLSC4510564Evalidated
GARD2995Evalidated

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

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families3 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated8737801[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_8737801[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

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

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Sources for this card