[Idiopathic partial epilepsy syndromes].

Objective: In this paper we wish to review the main characteristics of idiopathic partial epilepsy syndromes recognized in the International Classification of epilepsies and epileptic syndromes and of other syndromes which have been described but not yet included in this classification, with special emphasis on the clinical condition, electroencephalographic aspects and progress.

Development: The idiopathic partial epileptic syndromes are characterized by the absence of a subjacent cerebral lesion and neurological or intellectual deficit. In most cases there is a definite genetic predisposition.