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).