Dravet syndrome

noun

An autosomal-dominant genetic disorder that causes a catastrophic form of epilepsy, usually beginning in infancy, with prolonged seizures that are often triggered by high temperatures or fever.

Similar
SMEIsevere myoclonic epilepsy of infancy
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Meanings

nounDravet syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedical geneticsAn autosomal-dominant genetic disorder that causes a catastrophic form of epilepsy, usually beginning in infancy, with prolonged seizures that are often triggered by high temperatures or fever.

    Synonyms: SMEI, severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn autosomal-dominant genetic disorder that causes a catastrophic form of epilepsy, usually beginning in infancy, with prolonged seizures that are often triggered by high temperatures or fever.

Similar
SMEIsevere myoclonic epilepsy of infancy

Origin

First described in 1978 by Charlotte Dravet.

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Translations

Finnish Dravet’n oireyhtymä
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German Dravet-Syndrom, schwere frühkindliche myoklonische Epilepsie
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Polish zespół Dravet
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APA

Dravet syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dravet%20syndrome

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“Dravet syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dravet%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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