benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes
ICD-10: G40.0MeSH: D019305ORPHA: 1945
Overview
the most common epilepsy syndrome in childhood which usually subsides with age
Available Treatments (0)
No treatments linked yet
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Clinical Presentation
Signs and symptoms associated with benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes, sourced from HPO and Orphanet clinical annotations.
EEG with centrotemporal focal spike wavesDroolingFocal hemifacial clonic seizureBilateral tonic-clonic seizure with focal onsetFocal-onset seizureSpeech articulation difficultiesSleep apneaLaryngospasmEmotional labilityDepressionShort attention spanAnxietySpecific learning disabilityMigraineFebrile seizure (within the age range of 3 months to 6 years)ParesthesiaBorderline intellectual disabilityAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderDysesthesiaEEG with irregular generalized spike and wave complexesAtypical absence seizure
Classification & Codes
ICD-10 Code
G40.0MeSH Code
D019305Orphanet Code
ORPHA:1945benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes
| ICD-10 | G40.0 |
| MeSH | D019305 |
| Orphanet | ORPHA:1945 |
| Treatments | 0 drug(s) |
| Symptoms on record | 21 signs |
| Status | published |
Factual Authority
Last Updated3/20/2026
Clinical DataHPO · Orphanet
Drug DataFDA · EMA · CDSCO