title: Coexistence of childhood absence and rolandic epilepsy.
abstract: The coexistence of absence and rolandic epilepsy is extremely rare. This coexistence has been attributed to either the treatment or an atypical course of the disease. However, for some authors, this issue remains controversial. We report the case of a 9-year-old girl presenting with both absence seizures and focal seizures consistent with rolandic epilepsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology-FCM/UNICAMP, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. guga@fcm.unicamp.br
authors.forename: Maria Augusta
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Montenegro
authors.forename: Marilisa M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Guerreiro
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D019305:Epilepsy, Rolandic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants