Childhood vs. Juvenile Absence Epilepsy: How to make a diagnosis

The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Task Force on Nosology and Definitions has recently provided a position statement on the definition of the idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) Syndromes[1]. They have included four syndromes in their definition: childhood absence epilepsy (CAE), juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE), juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), and epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) alone[1]. In their definition of IGEs, seizure types include one or a combination of the following types: absences, myoclonic seizures, GTCS, and myoclonic-tonic- clonic seizures.

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