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continuous spikes and waves during sleep

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Disease Overview

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.

Synonyms

  • CSWS
  • CSWSS syndrome
  • EE-SWAS
  • EESWAS
  • ESES with language regression
  • LK syndrome
  • LKS
  • continuous slow spike and wave of sleep
  • continuous spike-wave during slow sleep syndrome
  • continuous spike-wave in sleep
  • continuous spikes and waves during slow-wave sleep
  • electrical status epilepticus of sleep
  • electrographic status epilepticus in sleep
  • electrographic status epilepticus of sleep
  • epileptic aphasia
  • epileptic encephalopathy with continuous spike-and-wave during slow sleep
  • epileptic encephalopathy with spike and wave activation in sleep
  • epileptic encephalopathy with spike-and-wave activation in sleep
  • eses index
GARD Disease Summary

The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) has information and resources for patients, caregivers, and families that may be helpful before and after diagnosis of this condition. GARD is a program of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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