Epilepsy, familial focal, with variable foci 1- MedGen UID:
- 1641798
- •Concept ID:
- C4551983
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- Disease or Syndrome
DEPDC5-related epilepsy encompasses a range of epilepsy syndromes, almost all of which are characterized by focal seizures, with seizure onset in a discrete area of the brain. While most individuals with DEPDC5-related epilepsy have a normal brain MRI, some have epilepsy associated with a cortical malformation, usually focal cortical dysplasia. Seizure syndromes include familial focal epilepsy with variable foci (FFEVF), autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (ADNFLE), familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsies (FMTLE), autosomal dominant epilepsy with auditory features (ADEAF), and infantile spasms. Although psychomotor development is usually normal, intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder has been reported in some individuals.