The Expanding Clinical Spectrum of Genetic Pediatric Epileptic Encephalopathies
Pediatric epileptic encephalopathies represent a clinically challenging and often devastating group of disorders that affect children at different stages of infancy and childhood. With the advances in genetic testing and neuroimaging, the etiologies of these epileptic syndromes are now better defined. The various encephalopathies that are reviewed in this article include the following: Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy (EIEE) or Ohtahara Syndrome, Early Myoclonic Encephalopathy (EME), Epilepsy of Infancy with Migrating Focal Seizures, West Syndrome, Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy (Dravet Syndrome), Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, and Epileptic Encephalopathy with Continuous Spike-and-Wave during Sleep.
Source: Seminars in Pediatric Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Rolla Shbarou, Mohamad A. Mikati Source Type: research
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