Seizure characteristics of epilepsy in childhood after acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion.

Yuji ItoJun NatsumeHiroyuki KidokoroNaoko IshiharaYoshiteru AzumaTakeshi TsujiAkihisa OkumuraTetsuo KubotaNaoki AndoShinji SaitohKiyokuni MiuraTamiko NegoroKazuyoshi WatanabeSeiji Kojima

Published in: Epilepsia (2015)

We demonstrate seizure characteristics of PEE in children after AESD. Epileptic spasms and startle focal seizures are common seizure types. The specific seizure types may be determined by the pattern of diffuse subcortical white matter injury in AESD and age-dependent reorganization of the brain network.

Keyphrases

temporal lobe epilepsy
white matter
multiple sclerosis
early onset
low grade
resting state
functional connectivity
brain injury
cerebral ischemia