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Lennox-Gastaut syndrome in the elderly?
1Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio.
Clinical EEG (Electroencephalography)
|October 1, 1994
Summary
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), typically diagnosed in childhood, was identified in a 64-year-old woman with late-onset epilepsy. This case highlights LGS
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Epileptology
- Clinical Neuroscience
Background:
- Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a severe childhood epilepsy characterized by intellectual disability, multiple seizure types, and specific EEG patterns.
- Diagnosis typically occurs in early childhood, with late-onset presentations being rare and often misdiagnosed.
- Intractable epilepsy in the elderly requires comprehensive etiological and syndromic evaluation.