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[Frequency, semiology and prognosis of benign infantile epilepsy].

Revista de Neurologia 2018 April 17
INTRODUCTION: Benign infantile epilepsy is an epileptic syndrome of infancy. Until now, only a small number of case-series have been published.

AIM: To study the frequency, semiology and prognosis of benign infantile epilepsy.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: The 827 patients with one or more epileptic seizures seen at our hospital between 1 June 1994 and 1 March 2011 were included and prospectively followed. A diagnosis of benign infantile epilepsy was made in patients that fulfilled the following criteria at six month of evolution: one or more focal and/or generalised seizures, onset before 24 months, no neurological deficit and normal neuroimaging and interictal EEG.

RESULTS: 77 cases (9%) met the diagnostic criteria. Semiology of the seizures was similar to that of other focal seizures in children under 24 months. 25% of the patients remained as isolated seizures. Among those with two or more seizures, the probability of achieving a 3 year initial remission without antiepileptic treatment was 86%. In the subgroup of patients with focal seizures without family history the probability was 74% and in five cases a global developmental delay/intellectual disability was detected thereafter.

CONCLUSIONS: Benign infantile epilepsy is a frequent epileptic syndrome. Semiology of seizures is not useful to characterize the syndrome. A diagnosis of benign infantile epilepsy at six month of evolution implies a reasonably good prognosis, but possibly not as good as for other self-limited epilepsies of infancy.

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