Epilepsy Syndromes in Children - Syndromes with Less-Specific Age Relationship

Question 1

familial focal epilepsy with variable foci

Answer 1

autosomal dominant syndrome with a wide range of onset, from childhood to early adulthood, although typically seizures begin in childhood or early adolescence

Question 2

familial focal epilepsy with variable foci - symptoms

Answer 2

daytime seizures are characteristic manifesting by an initial, albeit nonspecific, aura followed by motoric activity as well as automatisms by and sometimes secondary generalization

Question 3

familial focal epilepsy with variable foci - etiology

Answer 3

associated focal cortical dysplasia
mutation sof mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway inhibitor gene DEPDC5 have been associated with this syndrome as well as other autosomal dominant focal epilepsy syndromes

Question 4

reflex epilepsies - characterized by

Answer 4

predominantly or exclusively triggered seizures

Question 5

reflex epilepsies - most common triggers

Answer 5

light and sound as well as tactile stimulation

Question 6

reflex epilepsies - other triggers

Answer 6

reading, eating, hair brushing, or hearing a particular piece of music

Question 7

reflex epilepsies - etiology

Answer 7

may be lesions, but more often are associated with autosomal dominant transmission with incomplete penetrance