Epilepsy Syndromes

What is a syndrome?

A syndrome is a group of signs or symptoms that happen together and help to identify a unique medical condition.

What is a ‘childhood epilepsy syndrome’?

If your child is diagnosed with an epilepsy syndrome, it means that their epilepsy has some specific signs and symptoms. These include:

•  The type of seizure or seizures they have
•  The age when the seizures start
•  A specific pattern on an electroencephalogram (EEG).

Different types of syndromes

• Benign rolandic epilepsy (BRE)
• Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE)
•  Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME)
• Infantile spasms (or West syndrome)
• Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS)