%0 Journal Article
%T Epilepsy: Epileptic Syndromes and Treatment.
%A Katyayan A
%A Diaz-Medina G
%J Neurol Clin
%V 39
%N 3
%D 08 2021
%M 34215386
%F 3.787
%R 10.1016/j.ncl.2021.04.002
%X Epilepsy can now be diagnosed even in the presence of one unprovoked seizure or if the diagnosis of an epilepsy syndrome can be made. Epilepsy syndromes represent a specific set of seizure types and electroencephalographic and imaging features that tend to have age-dependent features, triggers, and prognosis. Epilepsy syndromes are the third and final level of epilepsy diagnosis, after classification of seizure and epilepsy types. Some epilepsy syndromes are self-limiting and pharmacoresponsive and others are pharmacoresistant and associated with poor developmental outcomes (epileptic and developmental encephalopathy). Features and management of 7 common age-dependent pediatric epilepsy syndromes are described.