Generalized Epilepsy With Febrile Seizures Plus, Type 2; Gefsp2

Description

Mutations in the SCN1A gene cause a spectrum of seizure disorders, ranging from early-onset isolated febrile seizures to generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus, type 2, which represents a more severe phenotype. Patients with isolated febrile seizures usually have onset between ages 6 months and 4 years and show spontaneous remission by age 6 years (summary by Mantegazza et al., 2005), whereas patients with GEFS+ continue to have various types of febrile and afebrile seizures later in life (summary by Singh et al., 2009). Dravet syndrome (OMIM ), or severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy, is the most severe phenotype associated with SCN1A mutations.Mutations in certain genes can cause a phenotypic spectrum of overlap between the isolated febrile phenotype and the GEFS+ phenotype. For a general phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of GEFS+, see {604233}. For a phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of familial febrile seizures, see {121210}.

Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Generalized Epilepsy With Febrile Seizures Plus, Type 2; Gefsp2

  • Seizures
  • Fever
  • Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
  • Generalized myoclonic seizures
  • Focal-onset seizure
  • Febrile seizures
  • Generalized-onset seizure
  • Absence seizures
  • Atonic seizures
  • Generalized tonic seizures

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Incidence and onset information

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Alternative names

Generalized Epilepsy With Febrile Seizures Plus, Type 2; Gefsp2 Is also known as gefs+2, gefs+, type 2.

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SCN1A, SCN1B, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN5A, SCN9A, ST3GAL5, SLC2A1, SLC35A2, SLC6A1, SLC6A8, SUCLA2, SYNJ1, SLC4A10, CACNA1A, CACNA1H, CACNB4, PCDH19, SLC25A19, CASR , (...)

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SCN1A, SCN1B, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN5A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHH, ST3GAL3, ST3GAL5, STIL, SIX3, SLC2A1, SLC35A2, SLC6A1, SLC6A8, SLC9A6, SMC1A, KDM5C, SMS , (...)

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Epilepsy Advanced Sequencing and CNV Evaluation - Epilepsy with Migraine.

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