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  • Title: [Epileptic seizures in children].
    Author: Brouwer OF.
    Journal: Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd; 1999 Jan 23; 143(4):190-3. PubMed ID: 10086140.
    Abstract:
    There exist various types of epilepsy in children, which can be classified on the basis of nature and severity of the impairment of consciousness and the motor phenomena. The anamnesis is the main aid in distinguishing a seizure from a non-epileptic convulsion. Convulsions may have a number of causes, which may or may not be acute, while several factors may provoke attacks. The extent and necessity of supplementary investigation depend mostly on the child's clinical condition at presentation and on the nature of the seizure(s). The electro-encephalogram is important for the classification of the type of seizure. Anti-epileptic medication should not be started after a single epileptic seizure; whether it will be started after several attacks depends on the frequency and severity of the seizures, and on the syndrome diagnosis made. The long-term prognosis depends mostly on the syndrome diagnosis.
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