Epileptic syndromes are well-defined conditions comprising particular clinical features [seizure types, age of onset, response to treatment] and characteristic electroencephalographic changes, while their etiology subsequent prognosis may vary. The recognition these is fundamental for pediatric neurology practice, representing an essential learning topic in this field. Nevertheless, many epilep...

background: in the aftermath of de-institutionalisation and the move to community management of epilepsia, mothers play an increasing role in the management of the illness. mothers often complain of being misinformed and ill equipped to aid in the treatment. aim: the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a supportive educational program on self-efficacy of mothers with epilepti...

A persistent focal abnormality was observed in 157 (16%) electroencephalograms undertaken in 964 consecutive children with epileptic and non-epileptic seizures seen over one year. CT head scans were performed in 121 (77%) of the 157 children with a focus on the EEG; 26 (21%) showed an abnormality, and 21 (81%) of the abnormalities were localised. There was no difference in the proportion of abn...

We report four children with epilepsy with "continuous spike-waves during slow wave sleep" (CSWSS). The main clinical features were partial motor seizures, mental retardation and motor deficit. The EEG findings were characterized by nearly continuous (> 85%) diffuse slow spike and wave activity in two patients, and localized to one hemisphere in two other cases during non-REM sleep. The treatme...

Video-EEG monitoring (v-EEG) was originally restricted to the evaluation for epilepsy surgery. It is now widely available and often utilized to clarify the nature of paroxysmal events or to identify the epileptic syndrome. It is important to define carefully the diagnostic value of this high-cost and time-consuming procedure. Few data on children are available. In this study, we have evaluated ...

objective the ketogenic diet is a high-fat, low carbohydrate, adequate protein diet,developed in the 1920s for the management of intractable seizure disorders in children. to evaluate efficacy and tolerability of the classic  ketogenic diet, we analyzed records of the children started on the diet from 1999 to 2006 at the mofid children's hospital.materials & methods   the subjects were 87 child...

BACKGROUND Epilepsy affects children's quality of life and leads to social and mental problems. Promoting the mental health of children, especially epileptic ones, and preventing problems affecting them constitute major concerns for every country. Mental health promotion requires intervention programs. OBJECTIVES We sought to assess the efficacy of attribution retraining on the mental health ...