Uncommon epileptic syndromes in children: a review

Since Dr. William West [1] first described the classic components of West syndrome, which he found in his own child in 1841, the long and winding road of epileptic syndromes has been explored and documented by several generations of epileptologists. The exploration of epilepsy started with dedicated specialists from European neurology universities, followed by task forces that produced a sizeable volume of position papers and consensus statements, including the 1989 Classification of Epilepsies and Epileptic Syndromes, which is still in use [2-4].
Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research