Epilepsia parcial benigna familiar de la infancia temprana
Introduction and clinical cases. We present two patients who at the ages of 5 and 17 months respectively presented with convulsive crises with motor signs, of partial onset and secondary generalization, which eventually became normal. Both patients had a family history of first degree relatives with similar illnesses and are at present –five years later– well and with normal development, school achievement and neurological examination findings. The clinical characteristics, normal biochem-ical and neuroimaging investigations and EEG characteristics suggest the diagnosis of benign partial epilepsy of early infancy.This syndrome is characterized by its appearance during the first year of life, having no known etiological factors, with partial crises occurring several times a day and with a course leading to remission. Its frequency may be greater than is thought. There is a pattern of dominant autosomal inheritance, with a gene recently found on chromasome 19. Conclusion. We consider that this syndrome should be included in the International Classification of Epilepsy and Epileptic Syndromes as benign familial idiopathic partial epilepsy
Conclusión Consideramos que este síndrome debería ser incluido en la Clasificación Internacional de Epilepsias y Síndromes Epilépticos como una epilepsia parcial idiopática familiar benigna
