title: Seizure types and epileptic syndromes.
abstract: The main epileptic syndromes occurring during brain maturation, i.e. during the neonatal period, infancy, childhood and adolescence, are reviewed. The concept of epileptic syndromes is of pragmatic significance and helps the physician to select appropriate modes of investigation, to predict the outcome and to choose the treatment of first choice. A delineation of epilepsies based on physiopathologic mechanisms and on etiology remains the ultimate goal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vassella
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000145:classification; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013036:Spasms, Infantile / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013577:Syndrome