Open AccessThe Syndrome of Absence Status Epilepsy: Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Leonilda Bilo,
Sabina Pappatà,
Roberto De Simone,
R. Meo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
epilepsy research and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-1356
pISSN - 2090-1348
DOI - 10.1155/2014/624309
Subject(s) - medicine , epilepsy , idiopathic generalized epilepsy , pediatrics , epilepsy syndromes , intensive care medicine , psychiatry
The authors review the literature for cases fulfilling the criteria for the proposed idiopathic generalized epilepsy syndrome (IGE) of absence status epilepsy described by Genton et al. (2008). Difficulties arising in diagnosing such cases are remarked, and possible overlapping with other proposed IGE syndromes is discussed.
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