Incidence, prevalence and aetiology of seizures and epilepsy in children

P Camfield, C Camfield - Epileptic disorders, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim. To (1) summarize published, peer‐reviewed literature about the incidence and
prevalence of epilepsy in children from developed and developing countries around the …

Summary of recommendations for the management of infantile seizures: Task f orce r eport for the ilae c ommission of p ediatrics

JM Wilmshurst, WD Gaillard, KP Vinayan… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence‐based guidelines, or recommendations, for the management of infants with
seizures are lacking. A Task Force of the Commission of Pediatrics developed a consensus …

International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in childhood: Position paper by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology …

N Specchio, EC Wirrell, IE Scheffer, R Nabbout… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The 2017 International League Against Epilepsy classification has defined a three‐
tier system with epilepsy syndrome identification at the third level. Although a syndrome …

ILAE classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in neonates and infants: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

SM Zuberi, E Wirrell, E Yozawitz, JM Wilmshurst… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Task Force on Nosology and
Definitions proposes a classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes in the neonate …

Early childhood epilepsies: epidemiology, classification, aetiology, and socio-economic determinants

JD Symonds, KS Elliott, J Shetty, M Armstrong… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Epilepsies of early childhood are frequently resistant to therapy and often associated with
cognitive and behavioural comorbidity. Aetiology focused precision medicine, notably gene …

A national profile of childhood epilepsy and seizure disorder

SA Russ, K Larson, N Halfon - Pediatrics, 2012 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To determine sociodemographics, patterns of comorbidity, and function of US
children with reported epilepsy/seizure disorder. METHODS: Bivariate and multivariable …

How common are the “common” neurologic disorders?

D Hirtz, DJ Thurman, K Gwinn-Hardy, M Mohamed… - Neurology, 2007 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To estimate the current incidence and prevalence in the United States of 12
neurologic disorders. Methods: We summarize the strongest evidence available, using data …

Neurobehavioral comorbidities in children with active epilepsy: a population-based study

C Reilly, P Atkinson, KB Das, RFMC Chin… - …, 2014 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND: In addition to recurrent epileptic seizures, children with epilepsy can have
coexisting cognitive and behavioral difficulties but the spectrum and prevalence of such …

Seizures in children

A Fine, EC Wirrell - Pediatrics in review, 2020 - publications.aap.org
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic disorders seen in children, with the highest
incidence in the first year of life. Diagnostic accuracy can be challenging because many …

Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: a comprehensive review

AA Asadi-Pooya - Neurological Sciences, 2018 - Springer
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is considered an epileptic encephalopathy and is defined
by a triad of multiple drug-resistant seizure types, a specific EEG pattern showing bursts of …