CHILDHOOD ABSENCE EPILEPSY (CAE)

• Juvenile absence epilepsy consider if there are infrequent (e.g. once daily) absence seizures in a child ≥10 years old.
• Epilepsy with eyelid myoclonias consider if there is repetitive, rhythmic, fast jerks of the eyelids, upward deviation of the eyeballs and subtle head extension; seizures are frequent and induced by eye closure and photic stimulation.
• Epilepsy with myoclonic absences consider if there are 3Hz myoclonic jerks of upper limbs with step-wise abduction of the arms.