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[Rolandic epilepsy: report of 53 cases]
P A Kowacs1, M Muszkat, M De Albuquerque
1Disciplina de Neurologia da Escola Paulista de Medicina, Hospital São Paulo, Brasil.
Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria
|June 1, 1991
Summary
Benign partial epilepsy of childhood with rolandic spikes (BPCREC) typically begins around age 5.5. Speech arrest seizures are common, and cognitive disabilities affect some patients, with EEG focus correlating to seizure side.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Pediatric Neurology
- Clinical Neurophysiology
Context:
- Benign partial epilepsy of childhood with rolandic spikes (BPCREC) is a common epilepsy syndrome in children.
- Understanding its clinical and electroencephalogram (EEG) features is crucial for diagnosis and management.
- This study examines a cohort of out-patients diagnosed with BPCREC.
Purpose:
- To investigate the clinical manifestations and EEG characteristics of BPCREC.
- To determine the age of seizure onset and common seizure types.
- To explore the relationship between interictal EEG foci and seizure lateralization.
Summary:
- Fifty-three out-patients with BPCREC were studied.
- The mean age of seizure onset was 5.5 years.
- Simple partial seizures with speech arrest were the most frequent seizure type.
- Cognitive disabilities were observed in 13.2% of cases.
- A correlation between interictal EEG focus and clinical seizure lateralization was noted, particularly for left-side foci and ipsilateral seizures for right-side foci.
Impact:
- Provides insights into the clinical spectrum of BPCREC.
- Highlights the importance of EEG in lateralizing seizures in this epilepsy syndrome.
- Contributes to a better understanding of the neurological underpinnings of childhood epilepsy.