Benign Familial Convulsion

**Semantic type:** Disease or Syndrome

**Definition:** A group of genetically-determined conditions characterized by a wide spectrum of seizure types occurring in otherwise healthy newborn infants that start during the first week of life and spontaneously disappear between the first and twelfth months of life.

**Synonyms:** - Benign Familal Neonatal Seizures - Benign Familial Convulsions - Benign Familial Neonatal Seizures