The role of Gamma Knife surgery in the field of functional surgery recently has evolved
dramatically. For treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, Gamma Knife surgery is the least�…

To assess prognostic factors for absence epilepsy (AE), we analyzed data from 80 patients
treated for childhood AE (CAE; n= 53) or juvenile AE (JAE; n= 27) in our epilepsy clinic�…

Background: Wolf–Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) is a well‐known clinical entity caused by
partial deletion of the short arm of one chromosome 4 (4p–syndrome). Seizures occur in�…

Epilepsy secondary to active or inactive neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a major public health
problem in Latin American countries. In an open‐label pilot trial, we evaluated and followed�…

There are many monogenic disorders associated with epilepsy that begin in childhood and
persist into adult life. Each of these disorders raises specific issues for transition, in addition�…

Progressive myoclonus epilepsy of the Unverricht-Lundborg type (EPM1) is a rare,
autosomal recessive disorder characterized by onset at age 6–16 years, generalized�…

We describe a case of hemiconvulsion–hemiplegia–epilepsy (HHE) syndrome documented
by longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A two-year and nine-month-old boy had�…

The neurocutaneous melanosis (NCM) is a rare, neuroectodermal dysplasia defined by the
association of giant or multiple, nonmalignant pigmented cutaneous nevi with�…

Purpose: To describe a particular form of absence epilepsy (AE) characterized by an
atypical EEG pattern (fast rhythmic discharges) during sleep and an unfavorable course with�…

Purpose: To investigate the neurophysiological features of photic reflex myoclonus (PRM) in
patients with progressive myoclonus epilepsies (PMEs) of different types (Unverricht�…