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Febrile seizures, familial, 8(FEB8)

MedGen UID:
370755
Concept ID:
C1969810
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: CONVULSIONS, FAMILIAL FEBRILE, 8; FEB8; GABRG2-Related Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus
 
Gene (location): GABRG2 (5q34)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0011891
OMIM®: 607681

Definition

Mutations in the GABRG2 gene cause a spectrum of seizure disorders, ranging from early-onset isolated febrile seizures (FS) to childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) to generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus, type 3 (GEFS+3), which tends to represent a more severe phenotype. Patients with isolated febrile seizures usually have onset in the first year of life and show spontaneous remission by age 6 years. Many of these patients may later develop absence seizures, which may also spontaneously remit, whereas a few may continue to have various types of febrile and afebrile seizures that persist beyond childhood, consistent with GEFS+. There is phenotypic variability in the seizure type, even within a family carrying the same mutation, suggesting that other loci may be involved (summary by Singh et al., 1999 and Marini et al., 2003). For a phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of familial febrile seizures, see 121210. For a general phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of GEFS+, see 604233. For a phenotypic description and discussion of genetic heterogeneity of childhood absence epilepsy, see 600131. [from OMIM]

Clinical features

From HPO
Febrile seizure (within the age range of 3 months to 6 years)
MedGen UID:
3232
Concept ID:
C0009952
Disease or Syndrome
A febrile seizure is any type of seizure (most often a generalized tonic-clonic seizure) occurring with fever (at least 38 degrees Celsius) but in the absence of central nervous system infection, severe metabolic disturbance or other alternative precipitant in children between the ages of 3 months and 6 years.
Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure
MedGen UID:
141670
Concept ID:
C0494475
Sign or Symptom
A bilateral tonic-clonic seizure is a seizure defined by a tonic (bilateral increased tone, lasting seconds to minutes) and then a clonic (bilateral sustained rhythmic jerking) phase.
EEG with polyspike wave complexes
MedGen UID:
867392
Concept ID:
C4021757
Finding
The presence of complexes of repetitive spikes and waves in EEG.
EEG with spike-wave complexes (>3.5 Hz)
MedGen UID:
892339
Concept ID:
C4023684
Finding
The presence of complexes of spikes and waves (>3.5 Hz) in electroencephalography (EEG).
Generalized non-motor (absence) seizure
MedGen UID:
1385688
Concept ID:
C4316903
Disease or Syndrome
A generalized non-motor (absence) seizure is a type of a type of dialeptic seizure that is of electrographically generalized onset. It is a generalized seizure characterized by an interruption of activities, a blank stare, and usually the person will be unresponsive when spoken to. Any ictal motor phenomena are minor in comparison to these non-motor features.

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Offringa M, Newton R
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Offringa M, Newton R
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Apr 18;(4):CD003031. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003031.pub2. PMID: 22513908

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Etiology

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Diagnosis

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Gilligan B
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Therapy

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Baumann RJ
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Gilligan B
Aust Fam Physician 1979 Feb;8(2):179-94. PMID: 106817

Prognosis

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Dev Med Child Neurol 2019 Jan;61(1):82-90. Epub 2018 Sep 7 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14015. PMID: 30191957
Baumann RJ
Paediatr Drugs 2001;3(8):585-92. doi: 10.2165/00128072-200103080-00003. PMID: 11577923
Gilligan B
Aust Fam Physician 1979 Feb;8(2):179-94. PMID: 106817

Clinical prediction guides

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Kajiwara K, Koga H
Eur J Pediatr 2022 Aug;181(8):3103-3110. Epub 2022 Jun 17 doi: 10.1007/s00431-022-04529-1. PMID: 35713689
Rice SA, Müller RM, Jeschke S, Herziger B, Bertsche T, Neininger MP, Bertsche A
Eur J Pediatr 2022 Apr;181(4):1487-1495. Epub 2021 Dec 7 doi: 10.1007/s00431-021-04335-1. PMID: 34873647Free PMC Article
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Higuchi Y, Kubo T, Mitsuhashi T, Nakamura N, Yokota I, Komiyama O, Kamimaki I, Yamamoto S, Uchida Y, Watanabe K, Yamashita H, Tanaka S, Iguchi K, Ichimi R, Miyagawa S, Takayanagi T, Koga H, Shukuya A, Saito A, Horibe K
Pediatr Neurol 2017 Feb;67:78-84. Epub 2016 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2016.05.011. PMID: 28094168

Recent systematic reviews

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Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Jun 16;6(6):CD003031. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003031.pub4. PMID: 34131913Free PMC Article
Offringa M, Newton R
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