ICD-11 classes
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Epilepsy or seizures
8A62 — Epileptic encephalopathies
8A62.2 — Acquired epileptic aphasia

ICD-11 8A62.2 — Acquired epileptic aphasia

Epilepsy with onset in a previously normal child characterised by acquired aphasia, variable seizure types, focal bitemporal EEG epileptiform abnormalities (1.5-5Hz spike and slow-waves), frequently activated by sleep, with or without seizures. behavioural disorders such as hyperactivity and attention deficit are common. There is no documented brain pathology.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.