Background:Recent studies have shown a possible coexistence of absence seizures with other forms of epilepsy.The purpose of this study was to ascertain the possible contemporary or subsequent presence of childhood abs...Background:Recent studies have shown a possible coexistence of absence seizures with other forms of epilepsy.The purpose of this study was to ascertain the possible contemporary or subsequent presence of childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) and benign epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes (BECTS) in pediatric epileptic patients.Data sources:A PubMed systematic search indexed for MEDLINE,PubMed and EMBASE was undertaken to identify studies in children including articles written between 1996 and 2015.Retrospective studies,meta-analysis and case reports were included.The list of references of all the relevant articles was also studied.The date of our last search was December 2015.Results:Review of the literature revealed 19 cases,8 females and 11 males,reporting a consecutive or contemporary coexistence of CAE and BECTS within the same patients.Patient's age ranged between 4 and 12 years.Three out of 19 patients presented concomitant features of both syndromes,whereas 16 patients experienced the two syndromes at different times.Conclusions:BECTS and CAE may be pathophysiologically related,and the two epileptic phenotypes may indicate a neurobiological continuum.Further studies are needed to elucidate a probable genetic or functional link between partial and primarily generalized electro-clinical patterns in idiopathic childhood epilepsies.展开更多
We read with great interest the recent review of benign epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes (BECTS) and child-hood absence epilepsy (CAE) by Verrotti et al. (1)BECTS and CAE are the most common epilepsy syndromes in ...We read with great interest the recent review of benign epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes (BECTS) and child-hood absence epilepsy (CAE) by Verrotti et al. (1)BECTS and CAE are the most common epilepsy syndromes in childhood and share certain clinical features: similar age at onset, overall good prognosis, and genetic predispo-sition. Several studies have reported the coexistence of the two syndromes, and recently, Verrotti et al. analyzed 19 cases reported to have clinical features of CAE and BECTS. Among the total 19 cases, three cases had fea-tures of both syndromes contemporarily;three cases expe-rienced absence seizures initially followed by BECTS;and the other 13 cases experienced BECTS at onset and had absence seizures later.展开更多
目的比较拉莫三嗪(LTG)与奥卡西平(OXC)作为初始单药治疗新诊断儿童良性癫痫伴中央颞区棘波(BECT)的药物保留率和疗效研究。方法收集初始LTG或OXC单药治疗的新诊断BECT患儿的临床资料,随访至停药或至少随访1年,评价两种药物1年的总药物...目的比较拉莫三嗪(LTG)与奥卡西平(OXC)作为初始单药治疗新诊断儿童良性癫痫伴中央颞区棘波(BECT)的药物保留率和疗效研究。方法收集初始LTG或OXC单药治疗的新诊断BECT患儿的临床资料,随访至停药或至少随访1年,评价两种药物1年的总药物保留率、单药保留率及疗效,探寻影响药物保留率的相关危险因素。结果共有240例新诊断BECT患儿纳入本次研究,至随访终点时,LTG组和OXC组1年总药物保留率分别为90.3%和80.2%,LTG组1年总药物保留率高于OXC组,差异有统计学意义(Log-Rank test χ^(2)=3.910,P<0.05);LTG组和OXC组1年单药保留率分别为80.6%和67.3%,LTG组1年单药保留率高于OXC组,差异有统计学意义(Log-Rank test χ^(2)=4.546,P<0.05);LTG组与OXC组无发作率分别为85.3%和82.4%,差异无统计学意义(χ^(2)=1.892,P>0.05)。BECT分型是BECT总药物保留率、单药保留率的影响因素(HR=2.61,95%CI=1.24~5.51,P<0.05;HR=4.32,95%CI=2.55~7.32,P<0.05)。结论LTG作为初始单药治疗BECT,疗效与OXC相似,但在1年单药保留率和总药物保留率方面,LTG高于OXC,具有较好的耐受性,可作为新诊断的BECT儿童的初始单药治疗选择。展开更多
文摘Background:Recent studies have shown a possible coexistence of absence seizures with other forms of epilepsy.The purpose of this study was to ascertain the possible contemporary or subsequent presence of childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) and benign epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes (BECTS) in pediatric epileptic patients.Data sources:A PubMed systematic search indexed for MEDLINE,PubMed and EMBASE was undertaken to identify studies in children including articles written between 1996 and 2015.Retrospective studies,meta-analysis and case reports were included.The list of references of all the relevant articles was also studied.The date of our last search was December 2015.Results:Review of the literature revealed 19 cases,8 females and 11 males,reporting a consecutive or contemporary coexistence of CAE and BECTS within the same patients.Patient's age ranged between 4 and 12 years.Three out of 19 patients presented concomitant features of both syndromes,whereas 16 patients experienced the two syndromes at different times.Conclusions:BECTS and CAE may be pathophysiologically related,and the two epileptic phenotypes may indicate a neurobiological continuum.Further studies are needed to elucidate a probable genetic or functional link between partial and primarily generalized electro-clinical patterns in idiopathic childhood epilepsies.
文摘We read with great interest the recent review of benign epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes (BECTS) and child-hood absence epilepsy (CAE) by Verrotti et al. (1)BECTS and CAE are the most common epilepsy syndromes in childhood and share certain clinical features: similar age at onset, overall good prognosis, and genetic predispo-sition. Several studies have reported the coexistence of the two syndromes, and recently, Verrotti et al. analyzed 19 cases reported to have clinical features of CAE and BECTS. Among the total 19 cases, three cases had fea-tures of both syndromes contemporarily;three cases expe-rienced absence seizures initially followed by BECTS;and the other 13 cases experienced BECTS at onset and had absence seizures later.
文摘目的比较拉莫三嗪(LTG)与奥卡西平(OXC)作为初始单药治疗新诊断儿童良性癫痫伴中央颞区棘波(BECT)的药物保留率和疗效研究。方法收集初始LTG或OXC单药治疗的新诊断BECT患儿的临床资料,随访至停药或至少随访1年,评价两种药物1年的总药物保留率、单药保留率及疗效,探寻影响药物保留率的相关危险因素。结果共有240例新诊断BECT患儿纳入本次研究,至随访终点时,LTG组和OXC组1年总药物保留率分别为90.3%和80.2%,LTG组1年总药物保留率高于OXC组,差异有统计学意义(Log-Rank test χ^(2)=3.910,P<0.05);LTG组和OXC组1年单药保留率分别为80.6%和67.3%,LTG组1年单药保留率高于OXC组,差异有统计学意义(Log-Rank test χ^(2)=4.546,P<0.05);LTG组与OXC组无发作率分别为85.3%和82.4%,差异无统计学意义(χ^(2)=1.892,P>0.05)。BECT分型是BECT总药物保留率、单药保留率的影响因素(HR=2.61,95%CI=1.24~5.51,P<0.05;HR=4.32,95%CI=2.55~7.32,P<0.05)。结论LTG作为初始单药治疗BECT,疗效与OXC相似,但在1年单药保留率和总药物保留率方面,LTG高于OXC,具有较好的耐受性,可作为新诊断的BECT儿童的初始单药治疗选择。
