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Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) and juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE) are well-defined syndromes with absence seizures being the predominant type among the four idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGEs).[1] CAE and JAE show some degree of overlap regarding age at onset, electroencephalography (EEG) features, and seizure types; however, they are considered distinct IGE subgroups with different prognostic and therapeutic implications.[2,3] They are characterised by typical absence seizures in otherwise healthy children.