Family History of Epilepsy: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Family History of Epilepsy

Tuberous Sclerosis

history and 53.7% for patients without family history (p=0.748). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The variables analysed were: current age; sex; age at diagnosis; family history; presence and presentation of epilepsy; psychomotor development; behavioural, cutaneous, cardiac [analesdepediatria.org]

However, because approximately two-thirds of cases of TSC arise spontaneously,5 a negative family history should not preclude additional investigation for TSC. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Tourette Syndrome

history of tics/Tourette's syndrome Precipitated by stressor Structural Arnold-Chiari malformation Corpus callosum dysgenesis Craniosynostosis Table 4 Causes of Secondary [aafp.org]

history of tics/Tourette's syndrome Precipitated by stressor Structural Arnold-Chiari malformation Corpus callosum dysgenesis Craniosynostosis Etiology Tics and comorbidities [aafp.org]

Genetic/chromosomal Choreoacanthocytosis Down syndrome Huntington's disease Klinefelter syndrome Neurofibromatosis Other neurologic disorder Dementia Headache Myoclonic epilepsies [aafp.org]

Familial Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy

About a third of patients with JME have a positive family history of epilepsy. [emedicine.medscape.com]

family history of seizures or epilepsy. [neupsykey.com]

Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy Clinical Features Myoclonus in this rare syndrome occurs during the first or second years of life in normal children who often have a [neupsykey.com]

Menkes Disease

Menkes disease is an X-linked inherited disorder of intestinal copper absorption resulting in copper deficiency. Cardinal features include hair abnormalities, facial dysmorphism, severe neurological impairment, hypothermia, arterial anomalies, bone abnormalities and a fatal outcome. We present a case of Menkes disease[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Sturge-Weber Syndrome

The Sturge-Weber syndrome is a sporadic congenital neurocutaneous disorder characterized by a port-wine stain affecting the skin in the distribution of the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve, abnormal capillary venous vessels in the leptomeninges of the brain and choroid, glaucoma, seizures, stroke, and[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Tricho-Rhino-Phalangeal Syndrome

A 32-year-old short statured woman with alopecia, typical facies, shortened angulated fingers and toes with Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type I (TRPS I) is reported. The absence of exostosis and mental retardation rule out TRPS II. The absence of generalized shortness of all phalanges, metacarpals and[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hartnup Disease

Hartnup disease is an autosomal recessive, metabolic disorder which was first identified in members of the Hartnup family. The majority of patients with Hartnup disease are asymptomatic. The genetic defect is suspected in them only when a routine urinalysis shows the presence of aminoaciduria. Neutral[…] [symptoma.com]

Familial Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy

history of epilepsy or febrile convulsions. [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

Of the 14 cases of myoclonic epilepsy of infancy described by Lombroso 22, including the benign and severe forms, 57% had a family history of epilepsy, and among these, there [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

For each subject, we investigated the following information: (a) familial and personal history; (b) psychomotor development; (c) neurologic examination; (d) epilepsy features [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

Benign Familial Infantile Epilepsy Type 4

The brain appears normal on MRI scan.[2][3] A family history of epilepsy in infancy distinguishes this syndrome from the non-familial classification (see benign infantile [en.wikipedia.org]

X PCDH19 Family history of epilepsy/MR limited to females X-L2F PNKP Congenital microcephaly, simplified gyri AR SCN2A Late episodic ataxia and myoclonus AD PLCB1 Allelic [rch.org.au]

Patients often have a family history of epilepsy and seem to have a genetically predisposed risk of attack. [genetics.ouhsc.edu]

Febrile Seizures

Other factors such as a positive family history of epilepsy, age at onset of febrile convulsions, or duration of the seizure were not found to be of prognostic significance [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] of epilepsy A febrile convulsion can sometimes reveal a neurological disease Risk factors Child less than 1 year old Frequent feverish episodes Family history of epilepsy [health.ccm.net]

Family history of febrile seizure 2. Family history of epilepsy 3. Complex febrile seizure 4. Daycare 5. Male gender 6. Low serum sodium at time of presentation 9. [slideshare.net]

Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy

The lifetime prevalence of epilepsy among first-degree relative of those with GGE and positive family history was 15.0%. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

These patients had no family history of epilepsy, normal neurological evaluation, normal neuroimaging, interictal EEG showing generalized spike- and polyspike-wave discharges [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A family history of epilepsy was reported in 67% of cases. All patients had generalized tonic-clonic seizures, and 44% also had myoclonic seizures. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Myoclonic-Astatic Epilepsy

Thirty-nine percent had a family history of epilepsy, and 39% had family history of febrile seizures. Age at seizure onset was a median of 36 (12-24) months. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

RESULTS: When including all follow-up variables, there were three groups: (1) Thirty-seven children with male predominance, familial history of epilepsy, simple febrile convulsions [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A family history of epilepsy and a combination of minor epileptic status are risk factors for poor outcomes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus

It is often associated with a family history of seizure disorders, but epilepsy phenotypes have not been well described. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Positive family history of epilepsy is not consistently associated with an increased recurrence of simple febrile seizures. [aafp.org]

The following individuals are candidates for generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures gene testing: Individuals with a family history of generalized epilepsy with febrile [centogene.com]

Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

Causes and Risk Factors There is often no known cause of epilepsy. A family history of epilepsy may sometimes be linked to the condition. [cedars-sinai.edu]

One third of JME patients have a positive family history of epilepsy. [accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com]

This is the case of a 16-year-old girl with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) and maternal family history positive for epilepsy and febrile seizures, presenting ictal and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure

A family history of epilepsy and other generalized seizures (e.g., absence) were more frequent in patients with generalized tonic-clonic seizures at the onset of epilepsy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The correlations between the duration of GTCS and many risk factors were also analyzed, including gender, age, neurological examination, cognitive status, family history of [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Family history of seizures/epilepsy. A family history of epilepsy is common (in 20%, commonly the same epilepsy syndrome). [medlink.com]

Focal Epilepsy - Speech Disorder - Mental Retardation

Our patient's infrequent non-clustered seizures with absence of family history of epilepsy are consistent with prior descriptions of NTLE. [jcsm.aasm.org]

Absence epilepsy. Twelve-year-old girl with seizures denoted by staring and a family history of seizure. [euroformhealthcare.biz]

Age of seizure onset, family history of epilepsy, seizure types, medication before and after electrical status epilepticus in sleep, awake and sleep EEG findings before electrical [pediatricneurosciences.com]

Familial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Type 7

Our data support the existence of a peculiar form of non‐lesional temporal lobe epilepsy closely related to ADPEAF but without a positive family history. [academic.oup.com]

We analysed 53 patients (24 females and 29 males) with PEAF diagnosed according to the following criteria: partial epilepsy with auditory symptoms, negative family history [academic.oup.com]

In 1998, Agugliaet al., comparing mild non lesional TLE with severe cases, concluded that the mild form is characterized by a higher prevalence of familial history of epilepsy [academic.oup.com]

Familial Febrile Seizures Type 4

In addition, 11.4% also had a positive family history of epilepsy. Five family pedigrees could be drawn. [cags.org.ae]

history of seizures There is a family history of epilepsy The child attends a day nursery, where more childhood infections are likely. [medicalnewstoday.com]

[…] adjusting for socioeconomic and perinatal risk factors, and family history of epilepsy, febrile seizures, or psychiatric disorders. [pediatrics.aappublications.org]

Familial Febrile Seizures Type 11

Among the patient factors that proved unrelated to surgical outcome were seizure type, history of childhood febrile seizures, history of status epilepticus, family history [acronymfinder.com]

He had no family history of epilepsy. [ingentaconnect.com]

[…] duration, seizure frequency, mesial temporal sclerosis, dysplasia, perinatal insults, vascular insults, a family history of epilepsy, febrile seizures, neuropsychological [minervamedica.it]

Familial Febrile Seizures Type 9

history of seizures There is a family history of epilepsy The child attends a day nursery, where more childhood infections are likely. [medicalnewstoday.com]

[…] onset of febrile seizures (i.e. before 1 year of age)  A family history of epilepsy  Complex febrile convulsion. [slideshare.net]

Children at higher risk of developing epilepsy include those who have: a family history of epilepsy; cerebral palsy; a history of delayed development; a neurological condition [healthlinkbc.ca]

Familial Febrile Seizures Type 6

There must be no past history of non febrile convulsion; no family history of epilepsy, but a history of febrile convulsions is acceptable. [jpma.org.pk]

history of seizures There is a family history of epilepsy The child attends a day nursery, where more childhood infections are likely. [medicalnewstoday.com]

We examined whether age at first febrile seizure, time since first febrile seizure, number of febrile seizures, family history of febrile seizures, family history of epilepsy [academic.oup.com]

Absence Seizure

Family history of febrile seizures and epilepsy A family history of febrile seizures was reported in 10 patients (21.7%) and a family history of epilepsy was found in 18 patients [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

However, some people who have absence seizures may have a family history of epilepsy. [epilepsy.about.com]

He had no family history of epilepsy. [hindawi.com]

Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy

Is this epilepsy syndrome inherited? ADNFLE is typically inherited, but sporadic causes have been reported. A family history of epilepsy is usually present in ADNFLE. [epilepsy.com]

Case Report This is the case of a left-handed 34-year-old man with a negative family history for epilepsy and psychosis. [neuro.psychiatryonline.org]

[…] gene testing: Individuals with a family history of partial epilepsy and presentation of the most common symptoms Individuals without a positive family history, but with symptoms [centogene.com]

Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy

Ten patients (27%) had a family history of epilepsy, and six patients (16.2%) had a family history of FS. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In some cases, no etiology is found and there is a family history of epilepsy. METHOD: The authors screened SCN1A in 24 patients with SMEI and 23 with IS. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A family history of epilepsy or febrile convulsions is present in 30% of cases. Myoclonic attacks are short and mild, they involve mainly the head and upper limbs. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures plus Type 7

A family history of epilepsy may be evident but does not have to be. EEG results may indicate that seizures start "all over" the brain. [uwhealth.org]

The certain criteria of febrile seizure which can predict the chance of progression to later epilepsy includes family history of epilepsy, complex febrile seizures and abnormalities [psj.mums.ac.ir]

Risk Factors for Future Epilepsy After a Febrile Seizure Complex febrile seizure* Family history of epilepsy Fever duration < 1 hour before seizure onset Neurodevelopmental [aafp.org]

Familial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Type 5

The individuals from this group were absent any family history of epilepsy. [bmcmedgenet.biomedcentral.com]

Babtain, Impact of a family history of epilepsy on the diagnosis of epilepsy in southern Saudi Arabia, Seizure, 22, 7, (542), (2013). [doi.org]

Four patients (4.8%) had a family history of epilepsy and eight patients (9.5%) had precipitating events. [dovepress.com]

Familial Febrile Seizures Type 1

In addition, 11.4% also had a positive family history of epilepsy. Five family pedigrees could be drawn. [cags.org.ae]

These include: abnormal neurologic exam (including development) "atypical" febrile seizures family history of epilepsy Children having none of these risk factors have the [meddean.luc.edu]

history of seizures There is a family history of epilepsy The child attends a day nursery, where more childhood infections are likely. [medicalnewstoday.com]

Familial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Type 6

Epilepsy and temporal lobe seizures Mesial temporal lobe seizures: Often a strong family history of epilepsy is present. [epilepsyqueensland.com.au]

Some causes of seizures include brain damage due to trauma, tumors or other brain lesions, abnormal development of the brain in early childhood, and a family history of epilepsy [neurosurgery.ucla.edu]

Four patients (4.8%) had a family history of epilepsy and eight patients (9.5%) had precipitating events. [dovepress.com]

Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures plus Type 3

Risk Factors for Future Epilepsy After a Febrile Seizure Complex febrile seizure* Family history of epilepsy Fever duration < 1 hour before seizure onset Neurodevelopmental [aafp.org]

The following individuals are candidates for generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures gene testing: Individuals with a family history of generalized epilepsy with febrile [centogene.com]

Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures plus Type 4

Positive family history of epilepsy is not consistently associated with an increased recurrence of simple febrile seizures. [aafp.org]

The following individuals are candidates for generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures gene testing: Individuals with a family history of generalized epilepsy with febrile [centogene.com]