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45. Some juvenile epilepsy syndroms and some of their typical characteristics

  1. West syndrom (Infantile spasms): EEG typically shows slow spike-wave complexes?
  2. West syndrom (Infantile spasms): is typically treated with adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH), oral prednisone, or vigabatrin ?
  3. Absence seizures (Petit mal): EEG shows a very characteristic pattern with generalized 4–6 Hz polyspike and slow wave discharges?
  4. Lennox–Gastaut syndrome (LGS): characterized by a triad of signs – frequent seizures of multiple types, a distinctive EEG pattern and mental retardation?
  5. Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME): patients usually have normal intelligence?
  6. Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME): EEG shows hypsarrhythmia?

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