title: Infantile seizures: infants are not just little children.
abstract: Seizure semiology in infants defies the typical characteristics and classification schemata that have been developed for older children and adults. A clear classification system is a necessary first step to facilitate proper diagnosis, choice of treatment, and determination of prognosis. This is an especially challenging task with seizures in infants. A semiologic system based upon simple descriptive terms has been proposed, which the neurologist and pediatrician will recognize as closer to clinical experience.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA. dhsieh@cnmc.org
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Phillip L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Pearl
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012640:Seizures / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology