Abstract

GUTIERREZ, Nadia; GARCIA, Ramiro; PASCUAL, Joaquín  and  CEBALLOS, Elina. Epilepsia en menores de 3 años. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 1996, vol.68, n.2, pp.85-90. ISSN 0034-7531.

96 patients under 3 years old admitted at the Pediatric Neurologic Department of our Center with an epilepsy diagnosis were studied to evaluate the application of the seizure classification into Epilepsy and Epileptic Syndromes, accepted at present by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE). Partial seizures (58,3 %) were more frequent among them, followed by generalized seizures (36,5 %) and undetermined seizures (5 %). No significant differences were found in connection with their distribution among children under one year old and those between 1 and 3 years old. Difficulties were observed to classify 28 patients according to Epilepsy and Epileptic Syndromes, where as their distribution and characteristics were analyzed. EEG results in relation to the paroxyntic activity are briefly commented and the most observed syndromes are presented.

Keywords : EPILEPSY [classification].