title: [Benign familial infantile convulsions].
abstract: Benign familial infantile convulsion is a syndrome recently identified among the epileptic seizures of infancy. The main characteristics are: occurrence before one year of age, brief epileptic bursts of partial type seizures with secondary generalization, excellent prognosis with normal mental and motor development, high familial incidence. This syndrome appears genetically heterogeneous.
authors.affiliation: Service de neuropédiatrie, hôpital Saint-Eloi, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Echenne
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rivier
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Humbertclaude
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roubertie
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cheminal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malafosse
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012640:Seizures / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D016896:Treatment Outcome