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Benign partial infantile seizures

MedGen UID:
1842641
•Concept ID:
C5680426
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: benign partial infantile seizures
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0015642
Orphanet: ORPHA166311

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of benign focal epilepsies in children: when and how should be treated?
Oguni H
Brain Dev 2011 Mar;33(3):207-12. Epub 2010 Nov 20 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2010.10.024. PMID: 21095081
Treatment of pediatric epilepsy: European expert opinion, 2007.
Wheless JW, Clarke DF, Arzimanoglou A, Carpenter D
Epileptic Disord 2007 Dec;9(4):353-412. doi: 10.1684/epd.2007.0144. PMID: 18077226
New insights into the clinical management of partial epilepsies.
Hirsch E, de Saint-Martin A, Arzimanoglou A
Epilepsia 2000;41 Suppl 5:S13-17. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb06042.x. PMID: 11045435

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

PRRT2-positive self-limited infantile epilepsy: Initial seizure characteristics and response to sodium channel blockers.
Lee J, Kim YO, Lim BC, Lee J
Epilepsia Open 2023 Jun;8(2):436-443. Epub 2023 Feb 20 doi: 10.1002/epi4.12708. PMID: 36775847Free PMC Article
Idiopathic focal epilepsies.
Vigevano F, Specchio N, Fejerman N
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;111:591-604. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52891-9.00061-0. PMID: 23622206
Pediatric focal epilepsy syndromes.
Sánchez Fernández I, Loddenkemper T
J Clin Neurophysiol 2012 Oct;29(5):425-40. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e31826bd943. PMID: 23027100
Myoclonic-astatic epilepsy.
Doose H
Epilepsy Res Suppl 1992;6:163-8. PMID: 1418479
Benign infantile epilepsy with complex partial seizures.
Watanabe K, Yamamoto N, Negoro T, Takahashi I, Aso K, Maehara M
J Clin Neurophysiol 1990 Jul;7(3):409-16. doi: 10.1097/00004691-199007000-00006. PMID: 2211995

Diagnosis

Idiopathic focal epilepsies.
Vigevano F, Specchio N, Fejerman N
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;111:591-604. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52891-9.00061-0. PMID: 23622206
Neonatal seizures.
Plouin P, Kaminska A
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;111:467-76. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52891-9.00051-8. PMID: 23622196
Benign familial infantile seizures.
Vigevano F
Brain Dev 2005 Apr;27(3):172-7. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2003.12.012. PMID: 15737697
Epilepsy in children.
Arnold ST, Dodson WE
Baillieres Clin Neurol 1996 Dec;5(4):783-802. PMID: 9068881
Myoclonic-astatic epilepsy.
Doose H
Epilepsy Res Suppl 1992;6:163-8. PMID: 1418479

Therapy

Pediatric focal epilepsy syndromes.
Sánchez Fernández I, Loddenkemper T
J Clin Neurophysiol 2012 Oct;29(5):425-40. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e31826bd943. PMID: 23027100
Treatment of benign focal epilepsies in children: when and how should be treated?
Oguni H
Brain Dev 2011 Mar;33(3):207-12. Epub 2010 Nov 20 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2010.10.024. PMID: 21095081
Benign familial and non-familial infantile seizures: a study of 64 patients.
Caraballo RH, Cersósimo RO, Espeche A, Fejerman N
Epileptic Disord 2003 Mar;5(1):45-9. PMID: 12773296
Epilepsy in children.
Arnold ST, Dodson WE
Baillieres Clin Neurol 1996 Dec;5(4):783-802. PMID: 9068881
Vigabatrin.
Connelly JF
Ann Pharmacother 1993 Feb;27(2):197-204. doi: 10.1177/106002809302700215. PMID: 8439699

Prognosis

Idiopathic focal epilepsies.
Vigevano F, Specchio N, Fejerman N
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;111:591-604. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52891-9.00061-0. PMID: 23622206
Neonatal seizures.
Plouin P, Kaminska A
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;111:467-76. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52891-9.00051-8. PMID: 23622196
The spectrum of benign infantile seizures.
Specchio N, Vigevano F
Epilepsy Res 2006 Aug;70 Suppl 1:S156-67. Epub 2006 Jul 11 doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.01.018. PMID: 16837167
Epilepsy in children.
Arnold ST, Dodson WE
Baillieres Clin Neurol 1996 Dec;5(4):783-802. PMID: 9068881
Myoclonic-astatic epilepsy.
Doose H
Epilepsy Res Suppl 1992;6:163-8. PMID: 1418479

Clinical prediction guides

Sleep and epilepsy syndromes.
Schmitt B
Neuropediatrics 2015 Jun;46(3):171-80. Epub 2015 May 12 doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1551574. PMID: 25965811
Pediatric focal epilepsy syndromes.
Sánchez Fernández I, Loddenkemper T
J Clin Neurophysiol 2012 Oct;29(5):425-40. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e31826bd943. PMID: 23027100
Benign childhood focal epilepsies: assessment of established and newly recognized syndromes.
Panayiotopoulos CP, Michael M, Sanders S, Valeta T, Koutroumanidis M
Brain 2008 Sep;131(Pt 9):2264-86. Epub 2008 Aug 21 doi: 10.1093/brain/awn162. PMID: 18718967
Benign partial epilepsy in infancy long-term outcome and marginal syndromes.
Okumura A, Watanabe K, Negoro T
Epilepsy Res 2006 Aug;70 Suppl 1:S168-73. Epub 2006 Jul 11 doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2005.11.019. PMID: 16837166
Benign infantile familial convulsions.
Vigevano F, Fusco L, Di Capua M, Ricci S, Sebastianelli R, Lucchini P
Eur J Pediatr 1992 Aug;151(8):608-12. doi: 10.1007/BF01957732. PMID: 1505581

Recent systematic reviews

The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of newer drugs for children with epilepsy. A systematic review.
Connock M, Frew E, Evans BW, Bryan S, Cummins C, Fry-Smith A, Li Wan Po A, Sandercock J
Health Technol Assess 2006 Mar;10(7):iii, ix-118. doi: 10.3310/hta10070. PMID: 16545206

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