title: Recurrence of childhood absence epilepsy as pyknolepsy in adolescence.
abstract: A developmentally normal adolescent boy with a history of childhood absence epilepsy presented with recurrence of pyknolepsy after a seven-year period of remission. The characteristics of his EEG showed the same 3-Hz generalised spike-wave discharge as in his previous EEG in childhood. To our knowledge, this is the first case report describing recurrence of childhood absence epilepsy as pyknolepsy in an adolescent. [Published with video sequences].
authors: Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA. eyozawit@montefiore.org
authors: Elissa G
authors: EG
authors: Yozawitz
authors: Morris H
authors: MH
authors: Scantlebury
authors: Julie
authors: J
authors: Robinson
authors: Rana
authors: R
authors: Jehle
authors: Solomon L
authors: SL
authors: Moshé
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004831:Epilepsies, Myoclonic / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence