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Epilepsy most often begins in childhood and is therefore an important paediatric disorder. Seizures, which are abnormal movements or behaviour which result from abnormal electrical activity in the brain, are a symptom of epilepsy. Not all patients who appear to have seizures have epilepsy. Epilepsy is the group of disorders which are characterised by a tendency for recurrent seizures and are alternatively known as ‘seizure disorders’.
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Chong, W.K.‘. (2016). Children with Epilepsy: Neuroimaging Findings. In: Hodler, J., Kubik-Huch, R., von Schulthess, G. (eds) Diseases of the Brain, Head and Neck, Spine 2016-2019. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30081-8_31
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