[Reversible frontal syndrome and epilepsy in an 8-year-old boy]

An 8 year-old patient with a frontal lobe syndrome associated with epilepsy is reported. The neuropsychological evaluation showed that the behavioural problems resulted from moderate but specific disorders of the executive system. Evolution was favorable with complete disappearance of the neuropsychological difficulties when the seizures were controlled. This dysfunction, similar to that observed in adults, may occur in the first decade and be functional in origin.