Clinical experience in open-label studies and anectodal reports suggest that levetiracetam is effective in generalized epilepsy. In this open-label prospective study, 19 patients (3 men, 16 women) affected by idiopathic generalized epilepsy were followed for at least 6 months following the introduction of levetiracetam. Patients were categorized according to syndrome subtype: juvenile myoclonic...

Seizures or epilepsy are common manifestations of tuberous sclerosis. Some 80-90% of individuals with TS have seizure activity during their lifetime, often with onset in childhood. Fortunately, many children and adults with TS have seizure activity that is controlled by medication. After 1-2 years of being seizure free, it is often possible to decrease the use of medications and continue to be ...

Benign childhood focal seizures and related idiopathic epileptic syndromes affect 25% of children with non-febrile seizures and constitute a significant part of the everyday practice of paediatricians, neurologists and electroencephalographers. They comprise three identifiable electroclinical syndromes recognised by the International League against Epilepsy (ILAE)1: rolandic epilepsy which is w...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the demographic and clinical manifestations of patients with mesial temporal sclerosis and temporal lobe epilepsy (MTS-TLE) with childhood febrile seizure (FS) and establishing the potential differences as compared to those without FS. We also investigated the surgery outcome in these two groups of patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this retrospective study, all patient...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The ketogenic diet is an effective medical therapy for intractable childhood epilepsy. However, it has drawbacks in that it restricts calories, fluids and protein. The Atkins diet may also induce ketosis without those restrictions. Our objective was to evaluate the efficacy of a modified Atkins diet in children with intractable childhood epilepsy. METHODS This clinical tri...

Seizures are a common neurologic disorder of childhood, and many pediatric nurses will care for children with epilepsy during their careers. The term "seizure precautions" is used frequently in nursing practice; however, its definition varies among institutions. Childhood epilepsy has many phenotypes, and while some children require airway clearance and ventilatory support in the event of a sei...

OBJECTIVE To find out incidence of seizure recurrence and its risk factor after the first unprovoked attack in children below 12 years of age. METHODS A prospective study was carried out between 30th April 1996 - 1st May 1997 with the aim to find out the incidence of seizure recurrence and its risk factor after the first unprovoked attack in children below 12 years of age. All patients aged b...