Sequential occurrence of benign partial epilepsy and childhood absence epilepsy in three patients.

TitoloSequential occurrence of benign partial epilepsy and childhood absence epilepsy in three patients.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1996
AuthorsGambardella, A., Aguglia U., Guerrini R., Morelli F., Zappia M., and Quattrone A.
JournalBrain & development
Volume18
Issue3
Pagination212-5
Date Published1996 May-Jun
Abstract

We first report 3 patients who experienced absence epilepsy (mean age at onset: 6.3 years; range: 4-9) 1-4 years after recovering from an electroclinical picture characteristic of benign childhood partial epilepsy (BCPE). All patients were put on monotherapy with sodium valproate, and their long-term course was excellent with remission of absences and normalization of EEG recordings. The exceptionality of our observation favors the hypothesis that BCPE and absence epilepsy are distinct entities.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8836503?dopt=Abstract

Alternate JournalBrain Dev.