IM
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
- Characterized by seizure, mental retardation and psychomotor slowing
Three main type:
- tonic
- atonic
- atypical absence
Pediatrics
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
- It is a lifelong, severe developmental epileptic encephalopathy
- Onset of seizures in childhood usually in the first seven years of life.
- Associated with treatment-resistant epilepsy, intellectual disability, and often with behavioral impairments.
- Characterized by multiple seizure types, particularly tonic and atonic seizures.
- An atypical, slow spike-wave pattern on electroencephalogram (EEG).