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Idiopathic epileptic seizures and syndromes in infancy

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A Clinical Guide to Epileptic Syndromes and their Treatment

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Idiopathic epileptic seizures and syndromes in infancy are important to recognise because they are age related and age limited. They do not occur in adults, are of excellent prognosis and anti-epileptic drug (AED) treatment is often unnecessary.

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Panayiotopoulos, C.P. (2010). Idiopathic epileptic seizures and syndromes in infancy. In: A Clinical Guide to Epileptic Syndromes and their Treatment. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-644-5_9

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