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  2. Myoclonic astatic epilepsy - Wikipedia

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    Myoclonic seizures: seizures with rapid, brief contractions of muscles. Atonic seizures: seizures with a sudden loss of muscle tone, often resulting in sudden collapse. These are also called drop seizures or astatic seizures. Absence seizures: a generalized seizure characterized by staring off and occasionally some orofacial automatisms.

  3. Axial spondyloarthritis - Wikipedia

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    Axial spondyloarthritis is predominantly marked by inflammatory pain and/or stiffness affecting the lower back, hips and/or buttocks. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The side affected may alternate. [ 11 ] Some may also experience symptoms in the eyes, rib cage, shoulders or cervical spine or neck as well.

  4. Somatosensory disorder - Wikipedia

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    Certain types of seizures are associated with the somatosensory system. Cortical injury may lead to loss of thermal sensation or the ability to discriminate pain. An aura involving thermal and painful sensations is a phenomenon known to precede the onset of an epileptic seizure or focal seizure.

  5. Absence seizure - Wikipedia

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    Absence seizures affect between 0.7 and 4.6 per 100,000 in the general population and 6 to 8 per 100,000 in children younger than 15 years. Childhood absence seizures account for 10% to 17% of all absence seizures. Onset is between 4 and 10 years and peaks at 5 to 7 years. It is more common in girls than in boys. [1]

  6. Myoclonus - Wikipedia

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    Earlier age of seizure onset is correlated with a higher risk of cognitive impairment. Progressive myoclonus epilepsy (PME) is a group of diseases characterized by myoclonus, epileptic seizures, tonic–clonic seizures, and other serious symptoms such as trouble walking or speaking. These rare disorders often get worse over time and can be fatal.

  7. Low back pain - Wikipedia

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    While most low back pain is caused by muscle and joint problems, this cause must be separated from neurological problems, spinal tumors, fracture of the spine, and infections, among others. [3] [1] The ICD 10 code for low back pain is M54.5.

  8. Generalized epilepsy - Wikipedia

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    Generalized epilepsy is a form of epilepsy characterised by generalised seizures with no apparent cause. [1] Generalized seizures, as opposed to focal seizures, are a type of seizure that impairs consciousness and distorts the electrical activity of the whole or a larger portion of the brain (which can be seen, for example, on electroencephalography, EEG).

  9. Ankylosing spondylitis - Wikipedia

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    AS can occur in any part of the spine or the entire spine, often with pain localized to either buttock or the back of the thigh from the sacroiliac joint. Arthritis in the hips and shoulders may also occur. When the condition presents before the age of 18, AS is more likely to cause pain and swelling of large lower limb joints, such as the ...