{"id":4153,"date":"2026-04-19T16:18:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T16:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genepi.org.ua\/?p=4153"},"modified":"2026-04-19T16:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T16:25:03","slug":"%d1%89%d0%be-%d1%82%d0%b0%d0%ba%d0%b5-gefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genepi.org.ua\/en\/%d1%89%d0%be-%d1%82%d0%b0%d0%ba%d0%b5-gefs\/","title":{"rendered":"What is GEFS+?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/genepi.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-11_17-41-14-1-1024x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genepi.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-11_17-41-14-1-1024x525.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/genepi.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-11_17-41-14-1-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/genepi.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-11_17-41-14-1-768x393.jpg 768w, https:\/\/genepi.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-11_17-41-14-1-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/genepi.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-11_17-41-14-1.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>What is GEFS+?<\/p>\n<p>GEFS+ (Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus) is a form of epilepsy associated with a mutation in the SCN1A gene, although other genes such as GABRG2, SCN1B, and others may also be involved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"\ud83e\udde0 GEFS+ typically begins in childhood \u2013 seizures often start during fever but can persist even without fever, sometimes beyond the age of 6.\" alt=\"\ud83e\udde0\" \/>\u00a0GEFS+ \u0437\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u044f\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0454\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0432 \u0434\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0456 \u2013 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0430\u0434\u0438 \u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0438\u043d\u0430\u044e\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043f\u0456\u0434 \u0447\u0430\u0441 \u0433\u0430\u0440\u044f\u0447\u043a\u0438, \u0430\u043b\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0443\u0442\u044c \u0437\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0456\u0433\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0441\u044f \u0456 \u0431\u0435\u0437 \u043d\u0435\u0457, \u043d\u0430\u0432\u0456\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0456\u0441\u043b\u044f 6 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0456\u0432.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/2757.svg\" alt=\"\u2757\ufe0f\" \/>\u2757\ufe0fUnlike Dravet syndrome, GEFS+ usually follows a milder course:<br \/>\u2013 development is often normal or only mildly delayed,<br \/>\u2013 some children have only a few seizures,<br \/>\u2013 many experience remission in adolescence.<\/p>\n<p>But: GEFS+ is not always a \u201cmild\u201d form.<br \/>Some children have frequent seizures, sleep disturbances, behavioral or speech challenges, or myoclonic seizures. It is a spectrum, and the course can be very individual \u2013 even within the same family.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"\ud83d\udccc Important: treating GEFS+ also requires careful medication selection \u2013 some drugs can worsen the condition.\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccc\" \/>\u00a0\ud83d\udccc Important: treating GEFS+ also requires careful medication selection \u2013 some drugs can worsen the condition.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f9ec.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\uddec\" \/>\u00a0\ud83e\uddec SCN1A is not only about Dravet syndrome.<br \/>We are here to give voice to every form.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0429\u043e \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0435 GEFS+? GEFS+ (Epilepsy with febrile seizures plus) \u2013 \u0446\u0435 \u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430 \u0435\u043f\u0456\u043b\u0435\u043f\u0441\u0456\u0457, \u044f\u043a\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u2019\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0437 \u043c\u0443\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0454\u044e \u0432 \u0433\u0435\u043d\u0456 SCN1A, \u0445\u043e\u0447\u0430 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0443\u0442\u044c \u0431\u0443\u0442\u0438 \u0437\u0430\u0434\u0456\u044f\u043d\u0456 \u0439 \u0456\u043d\u0448\u0456 \u0433\u0435\u043d\u0438 (GABRG2, SCN1B \u0442\u043e\u0449\u043e). \u00a0GEFS+ \u0437\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u044f\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0454\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0432 \u0434\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0456 \u2013 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0430\u0434\u0438 \u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0438\u043d\u0430\u044e\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043f\u0456\u0434 \u0447\u0430\u0441 \u0433\u0430\u0440\u044f\u0447\u043a\u0438, \u0430\u043b\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0443\u0442\u044c \u0437\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0456\u0433\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0441\u044f \u0456 \u0431\u0435\u0437 \u043d\u0435\u0457, \u043d\u0430\u0432\u0456\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0456\u0441\u043b\u044f 6 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0456\u0432. \u041d\u0430 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u043c\u0456\u043d\u0443 \u0432\u0456\u0434 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