Benign epileptiform discharges of childhood and associated conditions

This article provides a detailed description of benign epileptiform discharges of childhood (BEDC) as one of electroencephalography patterns in children. We emphasize that BEDC are not specific for both idiopathic (genetic) focal epilepsy and epilepsy in general. BEDC can be observed in a number of...

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Main Author: K. Yu. Mukhin
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Language:Russian
Published: ABV-press 2018-11-01
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description This article provides a detailed description of benign epileptiform discharges of childhood (BEDC) as one of electroencephalography patterns in children. We emphasize that BEDC are not specific for both idiopathic (genetic) focal epilepsy and epilepsy in general. BEDC can be observed in a number of various disorders and also in neurologically healthy children. We developed a detailed classification of BEDC-associated states that are divided into 3 groups: neurologically healthy children, children with various forms of epilepsy, and patients with various neurological disorders without epilepsy. We found that there are 2 main factors responsible for BEDC in electroencephalogram: genetic predisposition and white matter lesions, usually occurring during the antenatal or perinatal period. BEDC should be considered rather a manifestation of congenital abnormalities in brain maturation than a marker of epilepsy. We also discuss the need for therapy in patients with BEDC-associated states.
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spelling doaj-art-95a02af52a8a44f68e101d5564da4cb32025-08-20T03:22:03ZrusABV-pressРусский журнал детской неврологии2073-88032412-91782018-11-0113372410.17650/2073-8803-2018-13-3-7-24179Benign epileptiform discharges of childhood and associated conditionsK. Yu. Mukhin0Svt. Luka’s Institute of Child Neurology and Epilepsy; Svt. Luka’s Institute of Child and Adult NeurologyThis article provides a detailed description of benign epileptiform discharges of childhood (BEDC) as one of electroencephalography patterns in children. We emphasize that BEDC are not specific for both idiopathic (genetic) focal epilepsy and epilepsy in general. BEDC can be observed in a number of various disorders and also in neurologically healthy children. We developed a detailed classification of BEDC-associated states that are divided into 3 groups: neurologically healthy children, children with various forms of epilepsy, and patients with various neurological disorders without epilepsy. We found that there are 2 main factors responsible for BEDC in electroencephalogram: genetic predisposition and white matter lesions, usually occurring during the antenatal or perinatal period. BEDC should be considered rather a manifestation of congenital abnormalities in brain maturation than a marker of epilepsy. We also discuss the need for therapy in patients with BEDC-associated states.https://rjdn.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/262benign epileptiform discharges of childhoodidiopathic (genetic) focal epilepsyfocal childhood epilepsy with structural brain changes and bedc in electroencephalogramcognitive epileptiform disintegrationleukopathyperiventricular leukomalacia
spellingShingle K. Yu. Mukhin
Benign epileptiform discharges of childhood and associated conditions
Русский журнал детской неврологии
benign epileptiform discharges of childhood
idiopathic (genetic) focal epilepsy
focal childhood epilepsy with structural brain changes and bedc in electroencephalogram
cognitive epileptiform disintegration
leukopathy
periventricular leukomalacia
title Benign epileptiform discharges of childhood and associated conditions
title_full Benign epileptiform discharges of childhood and associated conditions
title_fullStr Benign epileptiform discharges of childhood and associated conditions
title_full_unstemmed Benign epileptiform discharges of childhood and associated conditions
title_short Benign epileptiform discharges of childhood and associated conditions
title_sort benign epileptiform discharges of childhood and associated conditions
topic benign epileptiform discharges of childhood
idiopathic (genetic) focal epilepsy
focal childhood epilepsy with structural brain changes and bedc in electroencephalogram
cognitive epileptiform disintegration
leukopathy
periventricular leukomalacia
url https://rjdn.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/262
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