Overview
- Spectrum of Seizure Disorders
- Varying severity
- Diagnosed in families with:
- Febrile seizures (triggered by high fever)
- Recurrent seizures (epilepsy) of other types, including afebrile seizures
Features of the GEFS+ Spectrum
- Generalized seizures
- Partial seizures
Dravet Syndrome (Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy - SMEI)
- Myoclonic seizures (involuntary muscle twitches)
- Atonic seizures (sudden episodes of weak muscle tone)
- Absence seizures (short periods of loss of consciousness appearing as staring spells)
Intermediate Severity Seizure Disorders in GEFS+