Childhood Seizures Flashcards
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Lennox Gastaut syndrome
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Childhood
Tonic, atonic, myoclonic, generalized tonic-clonic, absence
Intellectual disability
Slow spike and wave discharges
Tx: valproic acid, lamotrigine, felbamate, rufinamide
2
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Benign rolandic epilepsy
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Childhood Simple partial involving mouth and face, generalized tonic-clonic Nocturnal seizures Centrotemporal spikes Tx: Carbamazepine
3
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Absence seizures
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Childhood and adolescence Absence, tonic-clonic Trigger with hyperventilation 3spike and wave Tx: ethosuximide, valproic acid
4
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Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
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Adolescence and young adulthood
Myoclonic, absence, tonic-clonic
Early morning seizures, 4-6 polyspike and wave
Tx: valproic acid, lamotrigine, levetiracetam
