Concomitance of Childhood Absence Epilepsy and Benign Rolandic Spikes.
- Author:
Tae Hong KANG
1
;
Jun Sung AN
;
Sung Eun KIM
;
Tae Gyu HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Busan Baik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. epidoc@thrunet.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Childhood absence epilepsy;
Benign epilepsy of childhood with centro-temporal spikes;
Electroencephalogram
- MeSH:
Electroencephalography;
Epilepsy;
Epilepsy, Absence*;
Female;
Humans
- From:Journal of Korean Epilepsy Society
2003;7(1):54-56
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) and benign epilepsy of childhood with centro-temporal spikes (BECT) are common forms of idiopathic epilepsy of childhood onset and share many features such as the marked age dependence of onset. The occurrence of generalized 3 Hz spike and waves in BECT or rolandic spikes in CAE has rarely been reported. We report 2 cases of concomitance of CAE and benign rolandic spikes. All of the two patients were female and had clinically absence seizure only. On EEG the two patients simultaneously showed centro-temporal spikes as well as ictal onset of absence seizure consisting of generalized 3 Hz spike and waves. All of the two patients have become seizure-free with valporic acid. It is rare but not impossible that (Rolandic spikes can concur with CAE rather than as a continuum between CAE and BECT), because all of the two patients have not shown BECT so far.
