%0 Journal Article
%T Epileptic Encephalopathies in Infants and Children: Study of Clinico-Electroencephalographic Spectrum in a Tertiary Hospital in Bangladesh
%A Bithi Debnath
%A Rajib Nayan Chowdhury
%A Narayan Chandra Shaha
%A Mohammad Enayet Hussain
%J Open Journal of Pediatrics
%P 339-350
%@ 2160-8776
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojped.2021.113031
%X <strong>Background:</strong><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> The epileptic encephalopathies collectively</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">exact an
immense personal, medical, and financial toll on</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">the
affected children, their families, and</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">the
healthcare system.</span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Objective:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> This study was aimed to delineate the
clinical spectrum of patients with Epileptic encephalopathies (EEs) and
classify them under various epileptic syndromes. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> This was a
cross-sectional study that was carried out in the department of Neurophysiology
of the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, Bangladesh from July
2016 to June 2019.</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Children with recurrent seizures which w</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ere </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">difficult to control and associated with developmental arrest or
regression in absence of a progressive brain pathology were considered to be
suffering from EE. Children under 12 years of age fulfilling the inclusion
criteria were enrolled in the study. These patients were evaluated clinically
and Electroencephalography (EEG) was done in all children at presentation.
Based on the clinical profile and EEG findings the patients were categorized
under various epileptic syndromes according to International League Against
Epilepsy (ILAE) classification 2010.</span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Results:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> A total
%K Epileptic Encephalopathy (EE)
%K EEG
%K Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy (IEE)
%K Clinico-Electroencephalographic Spectrum
%K West Syndrome
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=110554