Early Onset Absence Epilepsy of childhood: epidemiologic data, treatment and outcome in a sample of 56 patients born between 2000 and 2018
Childhood Absence Epilepsy (CAE) is a generalized, age-related epilepsy syndrome [1] affecting school-age children. The mean age of onset is 6-7 years; it usually presents before the age of 10 years, and only in rare cases before the age of 4 years [2;3]. CAE is characterized by the appearance of generalized spike-wave discharges with a frequency of approximately 3 Hz, associated with psychomotor arrest that lasts 4-30 seconds. Usually, neurological examination is normal and the prognosis is good [4].
Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - Category: Neurology Authors: C. Filippi, S. Damioli, P. Accorsi, E. Crotti, E.M. Fazzi, J. Galli, P. Martelli, A. Morandi, A. Muda, S. Pinghini, S. Saottini, S.E. Sforza, G. Milito, L. Giordano Source Type: research