title: Early-onset pure absence epilepsy: a distinct epileptic syndrome.
abstract: Early-onset pure absence epilepsy has not yet considered in the International League Against Epilepsy classification, but several reports have supported its existence as a distinct epileptic syndrome primarily manifesting with typical absences in early childhood. This review summarizes the current understanding on this epilepsy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early-onset pure absence epilepsy is a distinct epilepsy characterized by absences starting from a few months to 4 years of age, normal early psychomotor development, good antiepileptic drug seizure control and normal intellectual outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verrotti
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agostinelli
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Olivieri
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chiarelli
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Curatolo
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000145:classification; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013577:Syndrome