ICD-11 code : 8A61.10;
Preferred Label : Benign familial infantile epilepsy;
ICD-11 definition : Epilepsy characterized by the occurrence of repeated seizures in healthy infants with
no prior medical history during the first year of life. The seizures manifest with
motor arrest, impairment of consciousness, staring, eye and head deviation, and mild
unilateral clonic convulsions. A family history of the same epilepsy is a constant
finding. The pattern of inheritance is most probably autosomal dominant.;
ICD-11 synonym : Watanabe-Vigevano syndrome;
Origin ID : 1944845279;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- ICD-10 Mapping
Epilepsy characterized by the occurrence of repeated seizures in healthy infants with
no prior medical history during the first year of life. The seizures manifest with
motor arrest, impairment of consciousness, staring, eye and head deviation, and mild
unilateral clonic convulsions. A family history of the same epilepsy is a constant
finding. The pattern of inheritance is most probably autosomal dominant.
