Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (childhood epileptic encephalopathy)

ON Markand - Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a childhood epileptic encephalopathy characterized by
an electroclinical triad of generalized slow spike wave (SSW) activity in the EEG, multiple …

The Lennox‐Gastaut syndrome

O Dulac, T N'guyen - Epilepsia, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
One of the most challenging areas in nosology is in the field of severe generalized epilepsy
of early childhood. This is certainly true in the case of Lennox‐Gastaut syndrome (LGS), an …

Definition and natural history of Lennox‐Gastaut syndrome

PR Camfield - Epilepsia, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Lennox‐Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a rare epileptic encephalopathy with a peak age of
onset of 3–5 years of age. Reported prevalence rates for LGS vary widely from 1–10% of all …

Current understanding and neurobiology of epileptic encephalopathies

S Auvin, MR Cilio, A Vezzani - Neurobiology of disease, 2016 - Elsevier
Epileptic encephalopathies are a group of diseases in which epileptic activity itself
contributes to severe cognitive and behavioral impairments above and beyond what might …

Centromedian thalamic neuromodulation for the treatment of idiopathic generalized epilepsy

AJ Zillgitt, MA Haykal, A Chehab… - Frontiers in Human …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) is a common type of epilepsy and despite an increase
in the number of available anti-seizure medications, approximately 20–30% of people with …

The SCN1A gene variants and epileptic encephalopathies

R Parihar, S Ganesh - Journal of human genetics, 2013 - nature.com
The voltage-gated sodium channels are fundamental units that evoke the action potential in
excitable cells such as neurons. These channels are integral membrane proteins typically …

Conceptualizing Lennox–Gastaut syndrome as a secondary network epilepsy

JS Archer, AEL Warren, GD Jackson… - Frontiers in neurology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Lennox–Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) is a category of severe, disabling epilepsy, characterized
by frequent, treatment-resistant seizures, and cognitive impairment. Electroencephalography …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive impairment in childhood onset epilepsy: up-to-date information about its causes

EH Kim, TS Ko - Korean journal of pediatrics, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cognitive impairment associated with childhood-onset epilepsy is an important
consequence in the developing brain owing to its negative effects on neurodevelopmental …

Lennox–Gastaut syndrome: a state of the art review

M Mastrangelo - Neuropediatrics, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Lennox–Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a severe age-dependent epileptic encephalopathy
usually with onset between 1 and 8 years of age. Functional neuroimaging studies recently …

How sleep activates epileptic networks?

P Halász - Epilepsy Research and Treatment, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The relationship between sleep and epilepsy has been long ago studied, and
several excellent reviews are available. However, recent development in sleep research, the …