Síndromes epilépticos en niños y adolescentes

Epilepsy is a common condition in the pediatric age, with age-dependent and heterogeneous clinical manifestations. A successful approach to treatment and prognosis requires the precise recognition of the diverse syndromes and epilepsies. Near 70% of pediatric epilepsies, especially de idiopathic focal and generalized syndromes, are responsive to medical treatment or have spontaneous remission and a positive longterm prognosis. A smaller but not less important group is refractory to antiepileptic drugs and will need other treatment options such as epilepsy surgery. Here we discuss the main concepts underlying the ILAE Classification of Electroclinical syndromes and Epilepsies and the characteristics of some syndromes attending to its frequency, relevance of precise diagnosis and recent advances.