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SUBMITTER: Kayyali HR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3652151 | biostudies-other | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kayyali Husam R HR Abdelmoity Ahmed A Baeesa Saleh S
Epilepsy research and treatment 20130418
Children with epileptic encephalopathy often have global impairment of brain function and frequent intractable seizures, which contribute further to their developmental disability. Many of these children have identifiable brain lesion on neurological imaging. In such cases, epilepsy surgery may be considered as a treatment option despite the lack of localized epileptic pattern on electroencephalogram (EEG). In this paper, we summarize the clinical features of epileptic encephalopathy syndromes a ...[more]