Interictal paroxysmal EEG abnormalities in childhood absence epilepsy.

The aim of this study is to analyze the graphic features and the clinical significance of the focal interictal paroxysmal abnormalities (FIPA) which can be found in the EEG of patients with typical absences, on the basis of 29 personal cases. The children (15 female; mean age at the first evaluation=8.2 years, range 4.

Analysis of the International Classification of Headache Disorders for diagnosis of migraine and tension-type headache in children.

In 2004, the revised International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-II) was published. This study evaluates: (1) the results obtained from applying ICHD-II to children with primary headaches to distinguish between migraine without aura (MO) and tension-type headache (TTH); and (2) the results obtained from introducing modifications of the classification criteria for MO as suggested by various authors. There were 200 participants (93 males, 107 females; age range 3-17 y, mean 9 y 8 mo [SD 2 y 7 mo]).