/continuous spikes and waves during sleep

continuous spikes and waves during sleep

Rare Disease

MONDO:0019123

Also Known As

CSWSCSWSS syndromeEE-SWASEESWASESES with language regressionLK syndromeLKScontinuous slow spike and wave of sleepcontinuous spike-wave during slow sleep syndromecontinuous spike-wave in sleepcontinuous spikes and waves during slow-wave sleepelectrical status epilepticus of sleepelectrographic status epilepticus in sleepelectrographic status epilepticus of sleepepileptic aphasiaepileptic encephalopathy with continuous spike-and-wave during slow sleepepileptic encephalopathy with spike and wave activation in sleepepileptic encephalopathy with spike-and-wave activation in sleepeses index

Definition

Continuous spikes and waves during sleep (CSWS) is a rare epileptic encephalopathy of childhood characterized by seizures, an electroencephalographic (EEG) pattern of electrical status epilepticus in sleep (ESES) and neurocognitive regression in at least 2 domains of development.