Benign focal seizures of adolescence and neuropsychological findings in patients from community
- Guilhoto,Laura M. F. Ferreira
- Fernandes,Rosangela D. Cruz
- Pacheco,Sandra Pasquali
- Ballester,Denise
- Gilio,Alfredo Elias
DOIAbstract
RATIONALE: Benign focal seizures of adolescence (BFSA) described by Loiseau et al in 1972, is considered a rare entity, but maybe underdiagnosed. Although mild neuropsychological deficits have been reported in patients with benign epilepsies of childhood, these evaluations have not so far been described in BFSA. The aim of this study is to evaluate neuropsychological functions in BFSA with new onset seizures (<12 months). METHODS: Eight patients with BFSA (according to Loiseau et al, 1972, focal or secondarily tonic clonic generalized seizures between the ages of 10-18 yrs., normal neurologic examination, normal EEG or with mild focal abnormalities) initiated in the last 12 months were studied between July 2008 to May 2009. They were referr...
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