Eyelid myoclonia with absences (EMA) and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) are two separate epileptic syndromes included in the new classification of epilepsies and epileptic syndromes by ILAE in 2001. Both are idiopathic generalized epilepsies with their clinical onset in the first two decades. EMA is characterized by eyelid myoclonia associated with absences and photosensitivity. Self-induced...

Epileptic seizures can develop from the synchronous and paroxysmal activation of a group of neurons. There is high prevalence of a heterogeneous variety of epileptic syndromes in the population. A great number of people suffer from an epileptic seizure at least once in their lives, are worried, go to the emergency room, and seek for medical advice. It is therefore important for every physician ...

Epileptic seizures can develop from the synchronous and paroxysmal activation of a group of neurons. There is high prevalence of a heterogeneous variety of epileptic syndromes in the population. A great number of people suffer from an epileptic seizure at least once in their lives, are worried, go to the emergency room, and seek for medical advice. It is therefore important for every physician ...

Epileptic seizures can develop from the synchronous and paroxysmal activation of a group of neurons. There is high prevalence of a heterogeneous variety of epileptic syndromes in the population. A great number of people suffer from an epileptic seizure at least once in their lives, are worried, go to the emergency room, and seek for medical advice. It is therefore important for every physician ...

Epileptic encephalopathies refer to a group of disorders in which the unremitting epileptic activity contributes to severe cognitive and behavioral impairments above and beyond what might be expected from the underlying pathology alone, and these can worsen over time leading to progressive cerebral dysfunction. Several syndromes have been described based on their electroclinical features (age o...

Children with epileptic encephalopathy often have global impairment of brain function and frequent intractable seizures, which contribute further to their developmental disability. Many of these children have identifiable brain lesion on neurological imaging. In such cases, epilepsy surgery may be considered as a treatment option despite the lack of localized epileptic pattern on electroencepha...

OBJECTIVE We conducted a descriptive study of symptomatic epilepsy by age at onset in a cohort of patients who were followed up at a neuropaediatric department of a reference hospital over a 3-year period PATIENTS AND METHODS: We included all children with epilepsy who were followed up from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2010 RESULTS: Of the 4595 children seen during the study period, 605 (13....

Epileptic seizures during sleep are common. Nocturnal synchronization in thalamocortical networks appears to contribute to the facilitation of sleep-related epilepsy. Specific epileptic syndromes associated with sleep, the differential diagnosis of nocturnal spells, and the use of video-electroencephalographic polysomnography are discussed. The management of sleep-related seizures is outline.

Although epilepsy syndromes have been recognized for over 50 years, no formally accepted International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classification of has existed until recently. The ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions Taskforce (2017–2021) defined an syndrome as “a characteristic cluster clinical electroencephalographic features, often supported by specific etiological findings (s...