Editorial Comment: Intractable Epilepsy, Hemispheric Malformation and Generalized EEG Abnormalities

This case addresses relevant practical issues in the evaluation of children with refractory epilepsy. Importantly, it generates the discussion about how to define the type of epilepsy. Until recently, it has been thought that focal brain lesions are usually associated with focal electroencephalographic (EEG) abnormalities, and that generalized EEG abnormalities defined generalized epilepsy. This is not always the case, and it has important practical therapeutic implications.
Source: Seminars in Pediatric Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research