Benign familial neonatal convulsions are epileptic.
An infant with benign familial neonatal convulsions fortuitously had a clinical seizure during a routine EEG. The seizures had started on day 2 of life, and the EEG recording was performed on day 6. The EEG, although not complete, did show a simultaneous electrographic seizure. Our finding establishes that benign familial neonatal convulsions are indeed epileptic.
Department of Paediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004831:Epilepsies, Myoclonic / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004829:Epilepsy, Generalized / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D013036:Spasms, Infantile / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology