Patient's question:
What causes benign partial epilepsy in infants?Doctor's answer:
In patients with benign familial infantile convulsions, females are more common than males, with a male-to-female ratio of 1:2. A history of benign infantile convulsions in first- or second-degree relatives indicates an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. During episodes, the presentation includes cessation of movement, stupor, deviation of the head and eyes to one side, increased general muscle tone or accompanied by cyanosis, followed by clonic twitching of one limb, which can spread to bilateral synchronous or asynchronous clonic movements. Interictal EEG is normal. Between consecutive episodes, unilateral slow waves and spike-wave complexes can be recorded in the parieto-occipital region. The ( is a technical term and should be kept in its original form) in EEG during episodes originates from one central-occipital region and subsequently spreads to one hemisphere and the entire brain.