[The epileptic syndromes in childhood]

The epileptic syndrome in childhood was described by The International League against Epilepsy (ILAE) for the evaluation and understanding purpose. They defined epilepsy, clinical symptoms and paraclinic manifestations, in relation with the age of onset and prognostic determinants. The etiological classification included the symptomatic group, when it is identify a causal, cryptogenic without a cause and idiopathic when we only have hereditary antecedents and we do not know the cause. The treatment is based on type of seizures, experience and clinical evidence. But always is important and a need to know the adverse effects and how to use three antiepileptic drugs or more. The objective it is to describe the classification, a diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic guide. The more frequent epileptic syndromes included: the neonatal group with Ohtahara syndrome, and neonatal symptomatic seizures. Infant group included the West and Dravet syndromes, Lennox Gastaut syndrome, and brain absences.

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and centre-temporal syndrome as the most representative. We classify in relation to anatomical localization and etiology. We need to know therapeutic dose, pharmacological interactions and contraindications of the antiepileptic drugs.