Pathologic basis of the symptomatic epilepsies in childhood.
The epilepsies in childhood are classified as primary (or idiopathic) and secondary (or symptomatic). The primary epilepsies account for two thirds of all childhood epilepsies and are presumed to be genetically determined. In the remaining one third of cases, a neuropathologic lesion can be identified. This paper summarizes the etiologies of the symptomatic epilepsies. They are classified according to the pathologic processes; malformative, metabolic, neoplastic and phakomatoses, hypoxic-ischemic, infectious, and of unknown pathologic process.
Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D002494:Central Nervous System Infections / Q000150:complications; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000209:etiology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009421:Nervous System Malformations / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000150:complications