Self-limiting epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SELECTS)
Evidence-based neurology checklist on self-limiting epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (selects): Demographic features The onset age usually between 3–10 years Males are 1.5 times more affected Remission occurs in about half of cases by the age of 6 years Oro-pharyngo-laryngeal symptoms (OPLS)…
Demographic features
- The onset age usually between 3–10 years
- Males are 1.5 times more affected
- Remission occurs in about half of cases by the age of 6 years
Oro-pharyngo-laryngeal symptoms (OPLS)
Associated features
Associated abnormal sounds
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Treatment
Synonyms
References
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- Vargas R, Beltrán L, Lizama R, Valenzuela GR, Caraballo R. Benign rolandic epilepsy and generalized paroxysms: a study of 13 patients. Seizure 2018; 57:27-31.
- Wu SN, Dai JM, Ye XG, Zheng YY, Zheng CW, Liu ZG. Self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS) with spike-and-wave activation in sleep (SWAS): clinical characteristics and electroencephalogram outcomes at the 2-year follow-up. Seizure 2026;
- Garcia-Ramos C, Jackson DC, Lin JJ, et al. Cognition and brain development in children with benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes. Epilepsia 2015; 56:1615-1622.
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