Epilepsy in children.
Epilepsy in children is particularly frequent. It may be severe because of cognitive function involvement. Some seizure types are specific of age. Epilepsy syndromes are useful for prognosis, treatment, and etiologic studies. Some syndromes result from various causes, others are difficult to distinguish at the onset. Recording sleep electroencephalogram and ictal polygraphy (including electromyogram) are major contributions in difficult cases.
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Hôpital Saint Vincent de Paul, Paris, France.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013036:Spasms, Infantile / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome