Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is a common epilepsy syndrome classified as a type of idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE).1 The syndrome is also known as impulsiv petit…
NEUROLOGY
Generalized Tonic–Clonic Seizures on Awakening
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Generalized tonic–clonic seizures (GTCS) or “grand-mal seizures” are easily recognizable and their selective occurrence during early morning in some patients has been identified for many years…
Childhood Absence Epilepsy and Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy
CHILDHOOD ABSENCE EPILEPSY (CAE) Print Section Listen EPIDEMIOLOGY Childhood absence epilepsy is defined as frequent daily absence seizures (pyknolepsy) in normal school age children. It accounts for 8%–15% of all…
Generalized Seizures in Childhood and Adolescence
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Management of epilepsy in childhood and adolescents requires accurate characterization of seizures and epilepsy syndrome. The inability to do so may result in the selection of…
Febrile Seizures
CLINICAL OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Febrile seizures (FS) are the most common type of convulsion among pediatric patients. The prevalence of FS varies between different populations, affecting, for example, an…
Focal Seizures in Early Childhood
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Several studies have demonstrated that seizure manifestations evolve according to developmental age. Although myelination is largely complete by two years of age, clinical seizure manifestations continue…
Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (Dravet Syndrome)
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Recognized as a syndrome by the International League Against Epilepsy in the last classification,1 severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI) has been placed among the “epileptic…
Focal Seizures in Infancy
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Focal seizures are the most common seizure type presenting in childhood. They may present as the occurrence of a single seizure type, or as part of…
Errors of Metabolism in the Neonatal Period
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Seizures in the neonatal period are a frequent and ominous sign of a multitude of conditions. Quick and effective treatment is important to prevent late sequelae…
Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Benign myoclonic epilepsy in infancy (BMEI), first described by Dravet and Bureau in 1981, is a rare epilepsy syndrome.1 It is classified among the idiopathic generalized…
