"Epilepsy, Absence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A childhood seizure disorder characterized by rhythmic electrical brain discharges of generalized onset. Clinical features include a sudden cessation of ongoing activity usually without loss of postural tone. Rhythmic blinking of the eyelids or lip smacking frequently accompanies the SEIZURES. The usual duration is 5-10 seconds, and multiple episodes may occur daily. Juvenile absence epilepsy is characterized by the juvenile onset of absence seizures and an increased incidence of myoclonus and tonic-clonic seizures. (Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p736)
Concept/Terms
Epilepsy, Absence- Epilepsy, Absence
- Absence Epilepsy
- Petit Mal Epilepsy
- Pyknolepsy
- Pyknolepsies
- Absence Seizures
- Absence Seizure
- Seizure, Absence
- Juvenile Absence Epilepsy
- Absence Epilepsies, Juvenile
- Absence Epilepsy, Juvenile
- Epilepsies, Juvenile Absence
- Epilepsy, Juvenile Absence
- Juvenile Absence Epilepsies
- Absence Seizure Disorder
- Absence Seizure Disorders
- Seizure Disorders, Absence
- Petit Mal Convulsion
- Convulsion, Petit Mal
- Pykno-Epilepsy
- Pykno Epilepsy
- Pykno-Epilepsies
- Seizure Disorder, Absence
- Childhood Absence Epilepsy
- Absence Epilepsies, Childhood
- Absence Epilepsy, Childhood
- Childhood Absence Epilepsies
- Epilepsies, Childhood Absence
- Epilepsy, Childhood Absence
- Epilepsy, Petit Mal
- Petit Mal Epilepsies
- Epilepsy, Minor
- Minor Epilepsies
- Minor Epilepsy
Atonic Absence Seizures- Atonic Absence Seizures
- Absence Seizure, Atonic
- Absence Seizures, Atonic
- Atonic Absence Seizure
- Seizure, Atonic Absence
- Seizures, Atonic Absence
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Epilepsy, Absence" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Epilepsy, Absence" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Epilepsy, Absence" by people in Profiles.
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Decreased but diverse activity of cortical and thalamic neurons in consciousness-impairing rodent absence seizures. Nat Commun. 2023 01 10; 14(1):117.
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Extreme late onset of genetic generalized epilepsy in older adults and the elderly: A cohort study and literature review. Epilepsia Open. 2023 Mar; 8(1):193-199.
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Absence seizures and their relationship to depression and anxiety: Evidence for bidirectionality. Epilepsia. 2021 05; 62(5):1041-1056.
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Impaired cortico-striatal excitatory transmission triggers epilepsy. Nat Commun. 2019 04 23; 10(1):1917.
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Practice guideline update summary: Efficacy and tolerability of the new antiepileptic drugs I: Treatment of new-onset epilepsy: Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society. Neurology. 2018 07 10; 91(2):74-81.
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Asynchronous suppression of visual cortex during absence seizures in stargazer mice. Nat Commun. 2018 05 16; 9(1):1938.
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Spatiotemporal propagation patterns of generalized ictal spikes in childhood absence epilepsy. Clin Neurophysiol. 2017 09; 128(9):1553-1562.
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Outcome of childhood-onset epilepsy from adolescence to adulthood: Transition issues. Epilepsy Behav. 2017 04; 69:161-169.
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List-learning and verbal memory profiles in childhood epilepsy syndromes. Epilepsy Behav. 2016 09; 62:159-65.
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Microstructural Changes in Absence Seizure Children: A Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Pediatr Neonatol. 2016 08; 57(4):318-25.