Benign focal childhood epilepsies: general

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Benign focal childhood epilepsies: general. The seizures usually related to sleep. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

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)

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Treatment

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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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