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Benign focal epilepsy of childhood

MedGen UID:
78736
•Concept ID:
C0270847
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Benign Focal Epilepsy, Childhood; Childhood Benign Focal Epilepsy
SNOMED CT: Benign focal epilepsy of childhood (15523002)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical utility of distributed source modelling of interictal scalp EEG in focal epilepsy.
Plummer C, Wagner M, Fuchs M, Vogrin S, Litewka L, Farish S, Bailey C, Harvey AS, Cook MJ
Clin Neurophysiol 2010 Oct;121(10):1726-39. Epub 2010 May 8 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2010.04.002. PMID: 20457537
Clinical utility of current-generation dipole modelling of scalp EEG.
Plummer C, Litewka L, Farish S, Harvey AS, Cook MJ
Clin Neurophysiol 2007 Nov;118(11):2344-61. Epub 2007 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2007.08.016. PMID: 17889598

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Idiopathic focal epilepsies: the "lost tribe".
Pal DK, Ferrie C, Addis L, Akiyama T, Capovilla G, Caraballo R, de Saint-Martin A, Fejerman N, Guerrini R, Hamandi K, Helbig I, Ioannides AA, Kobayashi K, Lal D, Lesca G, Muhle H, Neubauer BA, Pisano T, Rudolf G, Seegmuller C, Shibata T, Smith A, Striano P, Strug LJ, Szepetowski P, Valeta T, Yoshinaga H, Koutroumanidis M
Epileptic Disord 2016 Sep 1;18(3):252-88. doi: 10.1684/epd.2016.0839. PMID: 27435520
Infantile, Childhood, and Adolescent Epilepsies.
Wirrell E
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2016 Feb;22(1 Epilepsy):60-93. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000269. PMID: 26844731
Childhood absence epilepsy in patients with benign focal epileptiform discharges.
Sarkis RA, Loddenkemper T, Burgess RC, Wyllie E
Pediatr Neurol 2009 Dec;41(6):428-34. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.07.004. PMID: 19931164
Atypical rolandic epilepsy.
Fejerman N
Epilepsia 2009 Aug;50 Suppl 7:9-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02210.x. PMID: 19682042
Sulthiame in childhood epilepsy.
Ben-Zeev B, Watemberg N, Lerman P, Barash I, Brand N, Lerman-Sagie T
Pediatr Int 2004 Oct;46(5):521-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2004.01954.x. PMID: 15491376

Diagnosis

Infantile, Childhood, and Adolescent Epilepsies.
Wirrell E
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2016 Feb;22(1 Epilepsy):60-93. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000269. PMID: 26844731
Atypical rolandic epilepsy.
Fejerman N
Epilepsia 2009 Aug;50 Suppl 7:9-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02210.x. PMID: 19682042
Effect of sleep on epilepsy.
Dinner DS
J Clin Neurophysiol 2002 Dec;19(6):504-13. doi: 10.1097/00004691-200212000-00003. PMID: 12488781
A practical approach to uncomplicated seizures in children.
McAbee GN, Wark JE
Am Fam Physician 2000 Sep 1;62(5):1109-16. PMID: 10997534
Recent advances in childhood epilepsy.
Kotagal P, Lüders HO
Brain Dev 1994 Jan-Feb;16(1):1-15. doi: 10.1016/0387-7604(94)90106-6. PMID: 8059922

Therapy

Idiopathic focal epilepsies: the "lost tribe".
Pal DK, Ferrie C, Addis L, Akiyama T, Capovilla G, Caraballo R, de Saint-Martin A, Fejerman N, Guerrini R, Hamandi K, Helbig I, Ioannides AA, Kobayashi K, Lal D, Lesca G, Muhle H, Neubauer BA, Pisano T, Rudolf G, Seegmuller C, Shibata T, Smith A, Striano P, Strug LJ, Szepetowski P, Valeta T, Yoshinaga H, Koutroumanidis M
Epileptic Disord 2016 Sep 1;18(3):252-88. doi: 10.1684/epd.2016.0839. PMID: 27435520
Sulthiame in childhood epilepsy.
Ben-Zeev B, Watemberg N, Lerman P, Barash I, Brand N, Lerman-Sagie T
Pediatr Int 2004 Oct;46(5):521-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2004.01954.x. PMID: 15491376
Epilepsy in fragile X syndrome.
Berry-Kravis E
Dev Med Child Neurol 2002 Nov;44(11):724-8. doi: 10.1017/s0012162201002833. PMID: 12418611
A practical approach to uncomplicated seizures in children.
McAbee GN, Wark JE
Am Fam Physician 2000 Sep 1;62(5):1109-16. PMID: 10997534
Benign focal epilepsy of childhood. A follow-up study of 100 recovered patients.
Lerman P, Kivity S
Arch Neurol 1975 Apr;32(4):261-4. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1975.00490460077010. PMID: 804895

Prognosis

Idiopathic focal epilepsies: the "lost tribe".
Pal DK, Ferrie C, Addis L, Akiyama T, Capovilla G, Caraballo R, de Saint-Martin A, Fejerman N, Guerrini R, Hamandi K, Helbig I, Ioannides AA, Kobayashi K, Lal D, Lesca G, Muhle H, Neubauer BA, Pisano T, Rudolf G, Seegmuller C, Shibata T, Smith A, Striano P, Strug LJ, Szepetowski P, Valeta T, Yoshinaga H, Koutroumanidis M
Epileptic Disord 2016 Sep 1;18(3):252-88. doi: 10.1684/epd.2016.0839. PMID: 27435520
Atypical rolandic epilepsy.
Fejerman N
Epilepsia 2009 Aug;50 Suppl 7:9-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02210.x. PMID: 19682042
Cognitive development in benign focal epilepsies of childhood.
Metz-Lutz MN, Kleitz C, de Saint Martin A, Massa R, Hirsch E, Marescaux C
Dev Neurosci 1999 Nov;21(3-5):182-90. doi: 10.1159/000017397. PMID: 10575241
Recent advances in childhood epilepsy.
Kotagal P, Lüders HO
Brain Dev 1994 Jan-Feb;16(1):1-15. doi: 10.1016/0387-7604(94)90106-6. PMID: 8059922
Benign focal epilepsy of childhood. A follow-up study of 100 recovered patients.
Lerman P, Kivity S
Arch Neurol 1975 Apr;32(4):261-4. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1975.00490460077010. PMID: 804895

Clinical prediction guides

Effects of sulthiame on seizure frequency and EEG in children with electrical status epilepticus during slow sleep.
Topçu Y, Kılıç B, Tekin HG, Aydın K, Turanlı G
Epilepsy Behav 2021 Mar;116:107793. Epub 2021 Feb 4 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.107793. PMID: 33549940
Idiopathic focal epilepsies: the "lost tribe".
Pal DK, Ferrie C, Addis L, Akiyama T, Capovilla G, Caraballo R, de Saint-Martin A, Fejerman N, Guerrini R, Hamandi K, Helbig I, Ioannides AA, Kobayashi K, Lal D, Lesca G, Muhle H, Neubauer BA, Pisano T, Rudolf G, Seegmuller C, Shibata T, Smith A, Striano P, Strug LJ, Szepetowski P, Valeta T, Yoshinaga H, Koutroumanidis M
Epileptic Disord 2016 Sep 1;18(3):252-88. doi: 10.1684/epd.2016.0839. PMID: 27435520
Benign focal epileptiform discharges of childhood and hippocampal sclerosis.
Pan A, Gupta A, Wyllie E, Lüders H, Bingaman W
Epilepsia 2004 Mar;45(3):284-8. doi: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.38003.x. PMID: 15009232
Atypical evolutions of benign localization-related epilepsies in children: are they predictable?
Fejerman N, Caraballo R, Tenembaum SN
Epilepsia 2000 Apr;41(4):380-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb00177.x. PMID: 10756401
Cognitive development in benign focal epilepsies of childhood.
Metz-Lutz MN, Kleitz C, de Saint Martin A, Massa R, Hirsch E, Marescaux C
Dev Neurosci 1999 Nov;21(3-5):182-90. doi: 10.1159/000017397. PMID: 10575241

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