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Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy: a long-term follow-up study

Child's Nervous System volume 12, pages 530–533 (1996)Cite this article

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The authors describe the eletroclinical aspects and long-term evolution of five (in one male and four female patients) cases of early infantile epileptic encephalopathy. In the neonatal period, the most common seizures were tonic spasms (either generalized or lateralized) that, very often, occurred in series. All newborns showed the typical suppression-burst pattern. The neurological status (initially normal) progressively deteriorated in the subsequent months, and all infants suffered from severe mental insufficiency and daily intractable seizures. Four out of the five children developed hypsarrythmia and one, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. The authors discuss the main problems related to the suppressionburst pattern and the long-term prognosis of this abnormality.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Chieti, 1-66100, Chieti, Italy

    A. Verrotti

  2. Department of Neonatology, Ospedale Pediatrico, Via Nicolini, 11, 1-66100, Chieti, Italy

    S. Domizio & G. Sabatino

  3. Department of Pediatrics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

    G. Morgere

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Verrotti, A., Domizio, S., Sabatino, G. et al. Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy: a long-term follow-up study. Child's Nerv Syst 12, 530–533 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00261606

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Key words

  • Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy
  • Prognosis
  • EEG