Jeavons syndrome

Also known as: Eyelid myoclonia with absences

Photosensitive epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia.

Medical specialty: Neurology
Subspecialty: Neurology / Childhood seizure syndromes
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected, female predominance; Children: yes
Gene(s) involved: CHD2

Etiology & mechanism

Generalized epilepsy with photosensitivity.

Gene(s) involved (1)

CHD2

Symptoms & signs (4)

absenceseyelid myocloniaphotosensitivityself-induced seizures

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