Benign focal childhood epilepsies: general

Evidence-based neurology checklist on benign focal childhood epilepsies: general: General features The seizures usually related to sleep There may be spontaneous remission of seizures There are no associated neurological features There is no significant cognitive dysfunction There are no tonic…

General features

  • The seizures usually related to sleep
  • There may be spontaneous remission of seizures
  • There are no associated neurological features
  • There is no significant cognitive dysfunction
  • There are no tonic seizures or automatisms
  • There are no temporal lobe features

Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Treatment

References

  1. Guerrini R, Pellacani S. Benign childhood focal epilepsies. Epilepsia 2012; 53(Suppl 4):9-18.
  2. Panayiotopoulos CP, Michael M, Sanders S, Valeta T, Koutroumanidis M. Benign childhood focal epilepsies: assessment of established and newly recognized syndromes. Brain 2008; 131:2264-2286.

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