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Code System Concept Code	50866000
Code System Concept Name	Childhood absence epilepsy (disorder)
Code System Preferred Concept Name	Childhood absence epilepsy (disorder)
Concept Status	Published
Concept Status Date	09/01/2024
Code System Name	SNOMED-CT

Concept Relationships
Concept Details

Concept Details

Code System Code	PH_SNOMED-CT
Code System OID	2.16.840.1.113883.6.96
HL7 Table 0396 Code	SCT
Superseded By Concept
SDO Concept Status	Active
SDO Concept Status Date	01/31/2002
SDO Date Created	01/31/2002
SDO Date Revised	01/31/2002
Description	A type of epilepsy that presents with daily typical absence seizures usually between 4 to 10 years of age in an otherwise normal child. Absence seizures are brief but may occur in clusters and are provoked by hyperventilation. Development and cognition are typically normal. Neurological examination is normal. The electroencephalogram shows 2.5 to 4 Hz generalised spike-wave and a normal background.
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Concept Alternate Designations

SDO Designation ID	Concept Designation Description	Status	Designation Type	PHIN Preferred Term Flag	Code Flag
495804010	Pykno-epilepsy	Active	Synonym	false	false
495805011	Petit-mal epilepsy	Active	Synonym	false	false
495806012	Pyknolepsy	Active	Synonym	false	false
495807015	Childhood - juvenile - absence epilepsy	Active	Synonym	false	false
5168708015	CAE - childhood absence epilepsy	Active	Synonym	false	false
84759011	Childhood absence epilepsy	Active	Synonym	false	false

Associated Value Sets

Value Set Name	Version(s)
Clinical Finding (NNDSS)	2 , 1
Disease	10 , 9 , 8 , 7 , 6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1
Problem Value Set	3 , 2 , 1

Parent Concepts Parent Concepts Parent/Child (Relationship Type) Idiopathic generalized epilepsy (disorder) {36803009 , SNOMED-CT }	Other Relationships No other relationships present.
Child Concepts Childhood absence epilepsy (disorder) {50866000 , SNOMED-CT } Parent/Child (Relationship Type) Childhood absence epilepsy, non-refractory (disorder) {431161000124101 , SNOMED-CT } Childhood absence epilepsy, refractory (disorder) {431151000124103 , SNOMED-CT } Retropulsion petit mal (disorder) {40816002 , SNOMED-CT }

Page last reviewed:June 20, 2024
Page last updated:June 20, 2024
Content source:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,