Idiopathic generalised epilepsy (IGE): general features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Idiopathic generalised epilepsy (IGE): general features. SLC2A1: causing GLUT 1 deficiency, GABRG2, GABRA1. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Genetic mutations
- SLC2A1: causing GLUT 1 deficiency
- GABRG2
- GABRA1
- Copy number variants (CNV)
Seizure types
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Differential diagnosis
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Electroencephalogram (EEG): features
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Synonym
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References
- Mullen SA, Berkovic SF; ILAE Genetics Commission. Genetic generalized epilepsies. Epilepsia 2018; 59:1148-1153.
- Seneviratne U, Cook M, DʼSouza W. Epileptiform K-complexes and sleep spindles: an underreported phenomenon in genetic generalized epilepsy. J Clin Neurophysiol 2016; 33:156-161.
- Nascimento FA, Nath AR. Teaching NeuroImages: Epileptiform K-complexes in genetic generalized epilepsy: common but underappreciated. Neurology 2020 (Epub ahead of print).
