Epilepsy Syndrome Diagnosis at First Seizure

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-12-10-1

Keywords:

Epilepsy Syndrome, Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, First Seizure

Abstract

The value of clinical, EEG, and MRI findings in the diagnosis of specific epilepsy syndromes following a first unprovoked seizure was evaluated in 300 consecutive patients, including 59 children, aged 5-16 yrs (20%), studied prospectively at the Austin Medical Centre, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Australia.

Published

1998-10-01

Issue

Section

Seizure Disorders