[Cases of symptomatic epilepsy at a regional reference neuropediatric unit].

Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze, from an aetiological angle, the cases seen with symptomatic epilepsy by the Seccion de Neuropaediatria del Hospital Miguel Servet de Zaragoza.

Patients And Methods: We studied the cases diagnosed as having symptomatic epilepsy between May 1990 and November 1999.

Results: Of a total of 4,466 children assessed during the study period, the diagnosis of epilepsy was established in 461 children (10.

[Cases of idiopathic and cryptogenic epilepsias in a regional referral neuropediatric unit].

Introduction And Objectives: Advances in genetics, techniques for diagnosis and treatment, and increasing concern for the quality of life and neuropsychological aspects of epileptic children and the possible repercussions of treatment lead to changes in the approach to epilepsy and require continual adaptation. In this study we analysed a series of cases of idiopathic and cryptogenic epilepsy attended by the Neuropaediatric Department of the Hospital Miguel Servet in Zaragoza (Spain).

Patients And Methods: We studied the cases diagnosed as having idiopathic or cryptogenic epilepsy between May 1990 and December 1999.