Open AccessNon-Epileptic Paroxysmal Events in Infants: stucture, manifestation and risk factors
Author(s) -
В. В. Приворотская,
Aleksandr Beynusovich Pal'chik,
А Е Понятишин,
Г. А. Машевский
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
obozrenie psihiatrii i medicinskoj psihologii im. v.m. behtereva/obozrenie psihiatrii i medicinskoj psihologii imeni v.m. behtereva
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2713-055X
pISSN - 2313-7053
DOI - 10.31363/2313-7053-2020-2-80-86
Subject(s) - pediatrics , medicine , neurology , psychiatry
During 3 years we observed in specialized neurological department of St. Olga Children’s City Hospital 708 babies aged up to 42 months with different paroxysmal disorders. Non-epileptic paroxysmal events (NEPE) were diagnosed in 98 cases. These disorders were qualified (according to ILAE criteria) as differentiated and undifferentiated NEPE. In most cases neurophysiological assessment data, neurovisualization data, and neurological status of infants with NEPE and babies from comparison group varied marginally. It was shown that NEPE development correlated with perinatal factors, and with infants’ developmental diseases (functional gastrointestinal disorders, iron deficiency states, chronic or persistent infections). The obtained data was interpreted according to the developmental neurology principles (optimality concept, in particular).