juvenile absence epilepsy true true disease_ontology This genetic/idiopathic generalized epilepsy is characterized by absence seizures that are not very frequent in an otherwise normal adolescent or adult. Generalized tonic-clonic seizures typically also occur. With absence seizures in a child aged between 8 and 12 years, a diagnosis of juvenile absence epilepsy or childhood absence epilepsy depends on the frequency of the absence seizures. http://www.case.edu/EpSO.owl#JuvenileAbsenceEpilepsy An adolescence-adult electroclinical syndrome statring between the age of ten to 17 years characterized by the occurrence of typical absence seizures. 2011-11-08T10:42:18Z JA:Epilepsy Genetics Kiel DOID:0060172 lschriml idiopathic generalized epilepsy adolescent/adult-onset epilepsy syndrome