Book contents
- How to Read an EEG
- Reviews
- How to Read an EEG
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figure Contributions
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Preface
- How to Read This Book
- Part I Basics
- Part II Interpretation
- Part III Specific Conditions
- Chapter 15 Seizure Mimics
- Chapter 16 Types of Seizures
- Chapter 17 Epilepsy
- Chapter 18 Epilepsy Syndromes
- Chapter 19 Lesions and Encephalopathy
- Chapter 20 Status Epilepticus
- Chapter 21 Postcardiac Arrest
- Appendix: How to Write a Report
- Index
- References
Chapter 18 - Epilepsy Syndromes
from Part III - Specific Conditions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 September 2025
Book contents
- How to Read an EEG
- Reviews
- How to Read an EEG
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figure Contributions
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Preface
- How to Read This Book
- Part I Basics
- Part II Interpretation
- Part III Specific Conditions
- Chapter 15 Seizure Mimics
- Chapter 16 Types of Seizures
- Chapter 17 Epilepsy
- Chapter 18 Epilepsy Syndromes
- Chapter 19 Lesions and Encephalopathy
- Chapter 20 Status Epilepticus
- Chapter 21 Postcardiac Arrest
- Appendix: How to Write a Report
- Index
- References
Summary
Epilepsy syndromes (electroclinical syndromes) are well-recognized groupings of clinical (seizure types) and EEG features that occur together. Each syndrome typically shares a common age of onset, deficits (intellectual dysfunction), treatment and prognosis. Syndromes are classified based on their onset, epilepsy type (focal, generalized, or mixed) and development of epileptic encephalopathy (disorder in which epileptic activity contributes to severe impairments in cognition and behavior). Relatively benign syndromes are typically associated with focal, generalized tonic-clonic (GTC), typical absences and myoclonic seizures. Epileptic encephalopathies are typically associated with atonic, tonic, atypical absences, and epileptic spasms in addition to the other seizure types. [106 words/729 characters]
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