Which one of the following is a childhood onset epilepsy syndrome characterized by multiple seizure types, developmental delay and slow (< 3 Hz) spike-and-wave discharges on an electroencephalogram?
Lennox–Gastaut Syndrome
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome is a severe childhood-onset epileptic encephalopathy characterized by multiple seizure types (tonic, atonic, atypical absence), developmental delay/intellectual disability, and slow (<3 Hz) spike-and-wave discharges on EEG.
Important Questions from Epilepsy
Consider the following with regard to trigger factors for seizures :
1. Flickering lights
2. Recreational drug misuse
3. Non-compliance to treatment with antiepileptic drugs
4. Sleep deprivation
Which of the factors given above are correct?
Focal seizures may be associated with which of the following?
1. Jacksonian march
2. Todd's paralysis
3. Epilepsia partialis continua
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- Typical absence seizures are characterized by
- In a young epileptic woman wishing to use oral contraceptive agents, which of the following drugs is not an ideal agent?
- Which of the following is not useful in the management of status epilepticus?
