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Interictal High Frequency Oscillations Detected with Simultaneous Magnetoencephalography and Electroencephalography as Biomarker of Pediatric Epilepsy
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Advances in our understanding of early childhood epilepsies: 1999-2000

D R Nordli1, E Wyllie, K D Holland

  • 1Children's Epilepsy Center, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children's Plaza, Chicago, IL 60614-3394, USA. Dnordli@childrensmemorial.org

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports
|March 20, 2002
PubMed

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Recent advances in classifying, treating, and surgically managing pediatric epilepsy are improving care for young children with refractory seizures. Ongoing research in infant and child epilepsy promises further progress in diagnosis and treatment strategies.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Epileptology

Background:

  • Epilepsy is common in early childhood but often poorly understood.
  • Managing refractory epilepsy in very young children presents significant challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize recent advances in the classification, medical therapy, and surgical treatment of refractory epilepsy in young children.
  • To highlight developments in the past two years relevant to pediatric epilepsy management.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent literature and clinical developments in pediatric epilepsy.
  • Focus on advancements in classification, pharmacotherapy, and epilepsy surgery for infants and young children.

Main Results:

  • New classification schemes tailored for young children are expected to enhance diagnosis and treatment accuracy.
  • Medication studies show promise for specific infant and childhood epilepsy syndromes.
  • Progress is being made in identifying suitable candidates for early epilepsy surgery.

Conclusions:

  • Advances in classification, medical treatments, and surgical options are improving the management of refractory epilepsy in very young children.
  • Continued research focus on infants and young children is anticipated due to ongoing developments and incentives.

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