EPILEPTIC SYNDROME IN CHILDREN

1. Epileptic syndrome
Presenter:
Dr Subodh Kumar Shah
2ND year Resident
Pediatric
Moderator:
 Associate Prof. Dr Sunil Kr Yadav
DM Neonatology
 Associate Prof. Vijay kumar shah

2. Introduction :
• Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain characterized by an enduring
predisposition to generate seizures and by the neurologic, cognitive ,
psychological , and social consequences of this condition .
• The clinical diagnosis of epilepsy usually requires the occurrence of at least
one unprovoked epileptic seizure with either a second such seizure or
enough EEG and clinical information to convincingly demonstrate an
enduring predisposition to develop recurrence .
• For epidemiologic and commonly , for clinical purposes, epilepsy is
considered present when two or more unprovoked seizures occur in a time
frame of longer than 24 hrs.

3. Definition of an epilepsy
syndrome
• an epilepsy syndrome is a cluster of features incorporating
typical seizure types, EEG, and imaging features that tend to
occur together, often with age-dependent features such as age
at onset and remission (where applicable), seizure triggers,
diurnal variation, sometimes prognosis, and distinctive
comorbidities such as intellectual and psychiatric dysfunction.
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10. No evidence based treatment, seizures are treated with AED.

17. 1/4th of patients has family history , chromosome15q14 ,
pathogenic variant inKCNQ2
Mild cognitive dysfunction and behavioral changes

43. Reference :
• ILAE classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in
neonates and infants, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17239,
• Epileptic Syndromes in Childhood. A Practical Approach: Paulo Breno
Noronha Liberalesso1, DOI: 10.25060/residpediatr-2018.v8s1-10
• Nelson