Audiogenic epilepsy

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Audiogenic epilepsy

ORPHA:166415Disease

What it is

A rare neurologic disease characterized by seizures that are triggered by acoustic stimulation, which can be simple (as in startle epilepsy) or complex (e.g. musicogenic seizures, seizures triggered by the voice).

Key facts

Classified as
Disease

Recorded for the broader condition

Age of onset
ChildhoodReflex epilepsy

Orphanet records these for the broader condition rather than for this specific form. They are a starting point, not a figure for this subtype — subtypes often differ, and some are defined by being rarer than the condition they sit under.

ICD-10 codes

G40.5filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 10 other rare diseases

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Benefit programs to look at

Programs whose eligibility touches the same ICD-10 categories. Eligibility is decided by the administering agency, never by this page.

Cross-references

MONDO 0015644UMLS C0751791

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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