[Nonconvulsive events in children].
BACKGROUND
Epileptic seizures constitute the most important group of paroxysmal events in the developmental age. There are convulsive and nonconvulsive seizures. Nonconvulsive epileptic seizures must be differentiated from nonepileptic paroxysmal events.


OBJECTIVE
This paper recalls the importance of non-convulsive epileptic seizures in the developmental age. It should be helpful for improving the diagnosis and therapy of epilepsy and quality of life in childhood.


METHODS
Many papers across 17 years and own 10 years observations in Department of Pediatric Neurology, Jagiellonian Collegium Medicum in Krakow are presented.


RESULTS
These scientific and observation data shows a great importance of nonconvulsive epileptic seizures for epileptic children health and for future of epileptology. Its occured as a short events usually, but also as a epileptic syndromes or non-convulsive status eopilepticus rarely. To establish diagnosis parents, teacher, psychologist, nurse and physician observations are necessary. A home video recordings, professional videoEEG rejestrations, and polysomnography play an important role as well. This paper recalls the importance of EEG analysis for proper differential diagnosis of nonconvulsive epileptic seizures. Adequate management with antiepileptic therapy improves epileptic children's life safety and their quality of life.


CONCLUSIONS
A dynamic progress is observed in knowledge of nonconvulsive epileptic seizures in children. An practical example of it is evolution of a Panayiotopoulos syndrome recognazing with interest of the International League Against Epilepsy.
Kaciński
Marek
M
Klinika Neurologii Dzieciecej, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Collegium Medicum, w Krakowie. neupedkr@cm-uj.krakow.pl
D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004829:Epilepsy, Generalized / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000927:Anticonvulsants