Prognosis in childhood epilepsy. Follow-up study of 148 cases in which therapy had been suspended after prolonged anticonvulsant control.

摘要: Abstract One hundred and forty-eight epileptic children, seizure free for four years on anticonvulsant medication, were followed five to 12 after drug withdrawal determine the frequency of relapse discern any prognostic criteria. Seizures recurred in 36 (24 per cent). There was no relation sex, race, heredity, puberty or frequency. With an early age at onset epilepsy prompt control recurrence rate 13 cent. It least twice as high cases with a late onset, prolonged duration neurologic, psychologic electroencephalographic abnormalities. Relapse rates lowest grandmal attacks (8 cent), febrile seizures (12 cent) petit-mal In psychomotor 25 The highest children jacksonian (53 multiple types (40 large percentage selected these data support favorable outcome with...