G40..0 Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset

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Includes

  • Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal EEG spikes
  • Childhood epilepsy with occipital EEG paroxysms

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • adult onset localization-related epilepsy (G40.1-, G40.2-)

Last reviewed: September 2026