Benign childhood epilepsy

Benign Childhood Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spike (Benign Rolandic Epilepsy)

1. Typical seizure affects mouth, face, +/- arm. Speech arrest if dominant hemisphere, consciousness often preserved, may generalize especially when nocturnal, infrequent and easily controlled
2. Onset is around 3-13 years old, good respond to medication, always remits by mid-adolescence