Changes in awake and sleep electroencephalography characteristics after 1-year treatment for childhood and juvenile absence epilepsy

Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) and juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE) are well-defined syndromes with absence seizures being the predominant type among the four idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGEs).[1] CAE and JAE show some degree of overlap regarding age at onset, electroencephalography (EEG) features, and seizure types; however, they are considered distinct IGE subgroups with different prognostic and therapeutic implications.[2,3] They are characterised by typical absence seizures in otherwise healthy children.

Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - June 30, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Selvinaz Edizer, Bahar Toklu Baysal, Aycan Ünalp, Ünsal Yılmaz Source Type: research