[Natural course of septo-optic dysplasia: retrospective analysis of 20 cases].

Introduction: Septo-optic dysplasia (SOD) is the variable combination of signs of dysgenesis of the midline of the brain, hypoplasia of the optic nerves and hypothalamus-pituitary dysfunction, which is sometimes associated with a varied spectrum of malformations of the cerebral cortex.

Aims: To describe the natural history and neuroimaging findings in a series of 20 diagnosed patients.

Patients And Methods: We review the epidemiological, clinical and neuroimaging characteristics of 20 consecutive patients diagnosed with SOD between January 1985 and January 2010.

[Panayiotopoulos syndrome: academic difficulties and behavioural disorders].

Introduction: Panayiotopoulos syndrome (PS) is one of the benign epilepsies found in childhood. Some papers have shown that patients can present behavioural disorders and learning difficulties.

Aims: To review patients diagnosed with PS in our hospital and to check whether they display evidence of such disorders and if there is any specific feature that allows high-risk patients to be identified.