West Syndrome
West Syndrome Olivier Dulac Bernardo Dalla Bernardina Catherine Chiron Introduction The occurrence of clusters of axial movements in the first year of life, combined with major and subcontinuous electroencephalographic (EEG)…
Migrating Partial Seizures In Infancy
Migrating Partial Seizures In Infancy Maria Roberta Cilio Olivier Dulac Renzo Guerrini Federico Vigevano Introduction Epileptic syndromes with onset in the neonatal period or infancy with very poor prognosis have…
Benign Familial and Nonfamilial Seizures
Benign Familial and Nonfamilial Seizures Federico Vigevano Nicola Specchio Roberto Caraballo Kazuyoshi Watanabe Introduction Benign familial and nonfamilial forms of infantile seizure and partial epilepsies of infancy are significant categories…
Overview: Syndromes of Infancy and Early Childhood
Overview: Syndromes of Infancy and Early Childhood Jean Aicardi Introduction The incidence of epilepsy is very high in the first years of life, reaching a peak in the first year…
Ohtahara Syndrome
Ohtahara Syndrome Shunsuke Ohtahara Yasuko Yamatogi Yoko Ohtsuka Introduction Epileptic or chronic seizures occurring during the neonatal and early infantile periods are rarely observed compared with those occurring during other…
Early Myoclonic Encephalopathy (Neonatal Myoclonic Encephalopathy)
Early Myoclonic Encephalopathy (Neonatal Myoclonic Encephalopathy) Aleksandra Djukic Federico Vigevano Perrine Plouin Solomon L. Moshé Introduction In 1978, Aicardi and Goutieres described a group of five patients with “neonatal myoclonic…
Benign Familial Neonatal Seizures and Benign Idiopathic Neonatal Seizures
Benign Familial Neonatal Seizures and Benign Idiopathic Neonatal Seizures Perrine Plouin Introduction In 1989, the International Classification of Epilepsies, Epileptic Syndromes and Related Disorders15 included two neonatal syndromes among idiopathic…
Overview: Neonatal Syndromes
Overview: Neonatal Syndromes Jean Aicardi Introduction The neonatal period is conventionally limited to the first 28 days of life. However, some seizures with onset in the first 2 to 3…
Legal Concerns and Effective Advocacy Strategies
Legal Concerns and Effective Advocacy Strategies Roy G. Beran John Devereux William McLin Cynthia Lehman Johan Falk-Pedersen Hanneke M. de Boer Alexandra Finucane Introduction For too many years, people with…
Issues in Health Outcomes Assessment
Issues in Health Outcomes Assessment Zarya A. Rubin Samuel Wiebe Introduction Epilepsy is a multidimensional disorder with potential consequences for nearly every aspect of a patient’s life, from physical effects,…
