Comparison Between One and Three Years of Treatment in Uncomplicated Childhood Epilepsy: A Prospective Study. I. Outcome in Different Seizure Types

Abstract

Our results show that 1 year of treatment can be recommended in children with benign partial epilepsy with rolandic spikes (BECT) and in children with simple partial seizures (SPS) but is clearly insufficient in children with CPS. A proper seizure classification is one important tool, although not sufficient, in offering recommendations concerning the duration of treatment in children with idiopathic epilepsy.