Accepted 14 July 2012 Published Online First 31 August 2012 Introduction Staring episodes are a frequent reason for referral to paediatrics, as parents and teachers fear the possibility of seizures. Staring episodes in childhood are common and a challenging clinical problem. The difficulty is in differentiating between epileptic and non-epileptic phenomenon at the first assessment. Clear descri...

Epilepsy and migraine are quite common neurological disorders in the worldwide population characterized by episodic, paroxysmal manifestations. A common etiopathogenetical basis has been hypothesized. Peri-ictal headache is present in the majority of the epileptic patients, however, it may be neglected by the patients themselves as seizures represent the predominant disabling symptom. Comorbidi...

'Severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy' or Dravet syndrome is a clear example of the impact of severe epilepsy on the developing child. Presenting with febrile seizures in infancy, children later on develop a severe epileptic syndrome with mental retardation. Nearly all children have life-threatening status epilepticus during the first two years of life. The clinical diagnosis can now be confirm...

BECTS is characterized by the presence of simple partial motor seizures in the face and/or oropharynx, with or without sensory symptoms and often with secondary generalization. These seizures tend to occur more often during sleep or drowsiness. According to some authors, generalized seizures prevail over other types particularly among children aged five or less. The purpose of this study is to ...

Epilepsy is the most frequent neurological pathology in children, and in some cases it has no adequate control with drug treatments. The improvement of epilepsy control observed during starvation periods triggered the development of a diet that simulates its alterations, allowing its use to treat difficult to control epileptic patients. Many researchers have been demonstrating the efficacy of t...