title: Benign infantile seizures.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Benign infantile seizures are a common form of idiopathic seizures in infants, but infrequently reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four cases identified over a 9-month period.
  
  
  METHODS
  All had a cluster of focal seizures, normal development and no abnormality on hematological and biochemical work-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No recurrence of seizures over a follow-up of 5 to 9 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Identification of this syndrome has important therapeutic and prognostic implications.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics, Lok Nayak Hospital and *Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India. Correspondence to: Dr Devendra Mishra, Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated Lok Nayak Hospital, Delhi 110 002, India. drdmishra@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Devendra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Niraj Kumar
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Nikunj
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Juneja
authors.forename: Bibek
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Talukdar
mesh_terms: D004569:Electroencephalography; D020936:Epilepsy, Benign Neonatal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male