raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:293181

Epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures

Synonyms: EIMFS · Epilepsy with migrating focal seizure in infancy · MMPEI · MMPSI · MPEI · MPSI · Malignant migrating partial epilepsy of infancy · Malignant migrating partial seizures of infancy · Migrating partial epilepsy of infancy · Migrating partial seizures of infancy

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare epileptic and developmental encephalopathy characterized by seizure onset during the first months of life, focal seizures arising independently in both hemispheres, marked drug resistance, and severe, long-term cognitive disability.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enEpilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizuresEIMFS · Epilepsy with migrating focal seizure in infancy · MMPEI · MMPSI · MPEI · MPSI · Malignant migrating partial epilepsy of infancy · Malignant migrating partial seizures of infancy · Migrating partial epilepsy of infancy · Migrating partial seizures of infancy
frEpilepsie du nourrisson avec crises focales migrantesEIMFS · Epilepsie avec crises partielles migrantes malignes · Epilepsie focale migrante · Epilepsie partielle migrante · MMPEI · MMPSI · MPEI · MPSI
deMaligne migrierende Partialepilepsie des KindesMPEI · MPSI · Partialepilepsie, infantile maligne migrierende · Säuglingsepilepsie mit wandernden Teilanfällen · EIMFS · Epilepsie im Kindesalter mit wandernden fokalen Anfällen · MMPEI · MMPSI
esEpilepsia del lactante con crisis focales migratoriasCrisis parciales migratorias del lactante · Crisis parciales migratorias malignas del lactante · EIMFS · Epilepsia con crisis focales migratorias del lactante · Epilepsia de la infancia con crisis focales migratorias · Epilepsia parcial migratoria del lactante · Epilepsia parcial migratoria maligna del lactante
itEpilessia infantile con convulsioni parziali migrantiConvulsioni parziali migranti maligne dell'infanzia · Epilessia parziale migrante dell'infanzia · MPEI · MPSI · EIMFS · Epilessia dell'infanzia con convulsioni focali migranti · Epilessia con convulsioni focali migranti nell'infanzia · MMPEI · MMPSI · Epilessia parziale migrante maligna dell'infanzia · Convulsioni parziali migranti dell'infanzia · Epilessia con convulsioni parziali migranti dell'infanzia
nlEpilepsie bij zuigeling met migrerende focale insultenEIMFS · Epilepsie met migrerende focale epileptische aanvallen op zuigelingenleeftijd · MMPEI · MMPSI · MPEI · MPSI · Maligne migrerende partiële epilepsie op zuigelingenleeftijd · Maligne migrerende partiële insulten op zuigelingenleeftijd · Migrerende partiële epilepsie op zuigelingenleeftijd · Migrerende partiële epileptische aanvallen op zuigelingenleeftijd
ptConvulsões focais migratórias malignas da infânciaConvulsões parciais migratórias da infância · Convulsões parciais migratórias malignas da infância · Epilepsia parcial migratória da infância · Epilepsia parcial migratória maligna da infância · MPEI · MPSI
plPadaczka niemowlęca z napadami ogniskowymi wędrującymiMigrująca padaczka częściowa niemowląt · Migrujące napady częściowe niemowląt · MMPEI · MMPSI · MPEI · MPSI · Złośliwa migrująca padaczka częściowa niemowląt
csMaligní migrující parciální záchvaty u kojencůMMPEI · MMPSI · MPEI · MPSI · Maligní migrující parciální epilepsie u kojenců · Migrující parciální epilepsie u kojenců · Migrující parciální záchvaty u kojenců
ukЗлоякісні мігруючі фокальні судоми у немовлятДитяча епілепсія з мігруючими фокальними нападами · Злоякісна мігруюча парціальна епілепсія дитячого віку · Злоякісні мігруючі парціальні епілептичні напади немовлят · Мігруюча парціальна епілепсія немовлят · Мігруючі парціальні напади у немовлят · MMPEI · MMPSI · MPEI · MPSI
zh婴儿期恶性迁移性灶性癫痫婴儿期恶性迁移性灶性惊厥
trSüt çocuğunda habis göç eden fokal nöbetlerMPEI · MPSI · MMPEI · MMPSI · Gezici bebeklik döneminin kısmi epilepsisi · Gezici bebeklik döneminin kısmi nöbetleri · Habis gezici kısmi bebeklik epilepsisi · Habis gezici kısmi bebeklik nöbetleri · Gezici fokal nöbetler ile seyreden bebeklik epilepsisi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM613722BTNTvalidated
OMIM614959BTNTvalidated
OMIM615338BTNTvalidated
OMIM616645BTNTvalidated
ICD-10G40.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118A61.12Especificvalidated
MONDO0017385Evalidated
UMLSC3494976Evalidated
GARD12919Evalidated
MedDRA10086114Evalidated

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 (3):

No children.

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Genes

9 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
KCNT1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (gain of function) inAssessedHGNC:18865ENSG000001071476081679q34.3potassium sodium-activated channel subfamily T member 123086397[PMID]
SLC12A5Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:13818ENSG0000012414060672620q13.12solute carrier family 12 member 526333769[PMID]
TBC1D24Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:29203ENSG0000016206561357716p13.3TBC1 domain family member 2423526554[PMID]
KCNQ2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:6296ENSG0000007504360223520q13.33potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 231618474[PMID]
PIGADisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:8957ENSG00000165195311770Xp22.2phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class A31618474[PMID]
PLCB1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:15917ENSG0000018262160712020p12.3phospholipase C beta 122690784[PMID]
SCN1ADisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10585ENSG000001442851823892q24.3sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 121555645[PMID]_20301494[PMID]
SCN2ADisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:10588ENSG000001365311823902q24.3sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 231618474[PMID]
SLC25A22Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:19954ENSG0000017754260930211p15.5solute carrier family 25 member 2224596948[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

4 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families114 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated19469847[PMID]_23086397[PMID]_23599387[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_235999387[PMID]
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 0000.11 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classValidated23599387[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 1 000 0000.4 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classValidated235999387[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

25 annotations · validated 2023-01-20
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0100543Cognitive impairment
HP:0002376Developmental regression
HP:0004302Functional motor deficit
HP:0002540Inability to walk
HP:0010841Multifocal epileptiform discharges
HP:0012758Neurodevelopmental delay
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002069Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure
HP:0007334Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure with focal onset
HP:0002059Cerebral atrophy
HP:0010821Focal emotional seizure with laughing
HP:0006813Focal hemiclonic seizure
HP:0002384Focal impaired awareness seizure
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0032794Myoclonic seizure
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001273Abnormal corpus callosum morphology
HP:0031834Aortopulmonary collateral arteries
HP:0012448Delayed myelination
HP:0011097Epileptic spasm
HP:0001508Failure to thrive
HP:0001276Hypertonia
HP:0002521Hypsarrhythmia
HP:0002650Scoliosis
HP:0000505Visual impairment
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0000826Precocious puberty

Run the differential on the 6 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 34114611[PMID]

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