EEG case report

Authors

  • Sofia Aires Pediatric Neurology Service of Centro Hospitalar do Porto; Pediatric Service of Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu
  • Joana Carvalho Pediatric Neurology Service of Centro Hospitalar do Porto;Pediatric Service of Centro Hospitalar Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro.
  • Rui Chorão Pediatric Neurology Service and Neurofisiology Service of Centro Hospitalar do Porto;

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v24.i1.8578

Keywords:

epilepsy, Panayiotopoulos syndrome

Abstract

Introduction: Panayiotopoulos syndrome is the second commonest idiopathic focal childhood epilepsy, with a peak of age at onset 4-5 years. Its incidence is usually underestimated, because of the typical unusual clinical manifestations of the seizures with predominant autonomic changes.

Case report: We describe a classical case of Panayiotopoulos syndrome, with recurrent seizures, but good response to antiepileptic drug treatment and remission after a few years.

Conclusion: The importance of the clinical suspicion of this epileptic syndrome and the usefulness of an electroencephalographic recording including a period of sleep is underlined. In most diagnosed cases prognosis is good, although therapy is usually necessary for a variable period of time.

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Published

2016-02-22

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Aires S, Carvalho J, Chorão R. EEG case report. REVNEC [Internet]. 2016Feb.22 [cited 2024Apr.20];24(1):41-3. Available from: https://revistas.rcaap.pt/nascercrescer/article/view/8578

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Vol. 24 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Imaging Cases

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