Atypical Presentations/Comorbidities of BCECTS

Abstract

The frequency of atypical features among 196 patients (118 male and 78 female; mean age at diagnosis 7.64 years, range 1.5-14) with benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BCECTS) was determined by a retrospective chart study in four pediatric neurology outpatient clinics in Israel between the years 1991 and 2008.

Keywords

• benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes
• epilepticus in slow waves sleep
• atypical presentations and comorbidities