Abstract

VALDIVIA ALVAREZ, Ileana; AGUILAR FABRE, Liane  and  CARABALLO PUPO, Mario. Absence epilepsy of early onset: a case presentation. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2007, vol.79, n.3, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3119.

A case of absence epilepsy that began before the second year of life and required many antiepileptic drugs was presented. A literature review was made on this topic, delving into the present variations of diagnostic criteria related to epileptic absence syndromes and their various presentations that may derive from diagnostic and therapeutical mistakes. The important role of electroencephalographic and videoelectroencephalographic monitoring as a diagnosing tool in rare epilepsies in childhood was confirmed. The present etiological polymorphic factors, the role of ion channels and the use of antiepileptic drugs in infantile absence epilepsy were reviewed.

Keywords : absence epilepsy; petit mal; etosuximide; calcium channels; videoelectroencephalogram.

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