EEG in the diagnosis and management of early childhood epilepsies
摘要
An epilepsy syndrome is defined by a characteristic combination of clinical features, including seizure type(s), ictal and interictal EEG patterns, age at onset, clinical history, and neurological findings, often supported by specific structural, genetic, metabolic, immune, or infectious etiologies. This article describes the most common seizure types in early childhood epilepsy syndromes and how they differ from one another. In addition, the most common and relevant epilepsy syndromes in early childhood are discussed in terms of their electroclinical characteristics. The diagnosis of an epilepsy syndrome in this age group frequently carries prognostic and treatment implications. Therefore, knowledge of the electroclinical phenotype and its differentiation from other types is important.