ICD-11 code : 8A61.11;
Preferred Label : Dravet syndrome;
ICD-11 definition : A refractory epileptic encephalopathy occurring in otherwise healthy infants during
the first year of life with clonic/tonic-clonic, generalised and unilateral seizures,
hemiclonic or generalised status epilepticus. The interictal EEG may initially be
normal but with time background activity deteriorates and bilateral asymmetric, focal
or multifocal paroxysms of polyspike and slow-waves appear. Mutations in the voltage-gated
sodium channel gene SCN1A are commonly found.;
ICD-11 synonym : Severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy;
Origin ID : 1255654700;
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A refractory epileptic encephalopathy occurring in otherwise healthy infants during
the first year of life with clonic/tonic-clonic, generalised and unilateral seizures,
hemiclonic or generalised status epilepticus. The interictal EEG may initially be
normal but with time background activity deteriorates and bilateral asymmetric, focal
or multifocal paroxysms of polyspike and slow-waves appear. Mutations in the voltage-gated
sodium channel gene SCN1A are commonly found.