癫(癎)与可疑癫(癎)临床发作时的动态脑电图分析

目的探讨癫(癎)与可疑癫(癎)临床发作时的动态脑电图(AEEG)的变化特征.方法本文对316例癫(癎)临床发作时的动态脑电图进行分析.结果临床发作时癫(癎)组162例中,AEEG监测结果正常为49例(30.25%),异常为113例(69.75%);在临床诊断可疑癫(癎)的154例中,AEEG监测结果正常为110例(71.43%),异常44例(28.57%).癫(癎)组与可疑癫(癎)组临床发作时癫(癎)样波的发放有非常显著性差异(x2=53.56,P＜0.001).结论AEEG因大大增加了描记时间而使EEG阳性率明显提高,临床发作与同步的AEEG痫样波的发放对癫(癎)的诊断非常重要.尤其对许多非(癎)性发作性疾病与癫(癎)发作的鉴别诊断更有重要意义.     

颞叶癫(癎)发作期临床表现及脑电图特点分析

目的 探讨颞叶癫(癎)患者发作期临床特征、脑电图特点及其临床意义.方法 对14例患者的46次发作的临床特点及脑电图进行分析.结果 46次发作中,16次为单纯部分性发作,30次为复杂部分性发作,2次继发全面性发作,单纯部分发作频率高而持续时间短,复杂部分发作持续时间长但发作频率低并常见发作后朦胧状态.发作时脑电图表现以中高波幅慢波起始最多见,10例患者可以得到定侧.4例患者通过分析临床表现及脑电图改变定侧后进行手术,术后癫(癎)完全控制.结论 颞叶癫(癎)是一组部分性症状性癫(癎)综合症,多表现为复杂部分发作,临床医生通过监测到临床发作可以更好明确诊断.同时,临床发作及同步脑电图改变可以为术前评估提供很大帮助.     

小儿颞叶癫癎的临床表现及脑电图分析

目的 探讨小儿颞叶癫癎的临床特征及脑电图特点.方法 收集16例颞叶癫癎患儿,对其发作的临床特点及脑电图资料进行分析,对比难治性癫癎的脑电图变化规律.结果 患儿的癫癎发作形式主要表现为单纯部分性发作、复杂部分性发作、继发全面性发作.单纯部分发作频率高而持续时间短,复杂部分发作持续时间长但发作频率低并常见发作后朦胧状态.颞叶癫癎的脑电图特点:背景正常者约占62.5%(10/16);背景异常约占37.5%(6/16);异常放电及部位:颞叶棘波或慢波放电,表现为单侧或双侧同步或不同步放电.结论 小儿颞叶癫癎是一组部分性症状性癫癎综合征,多表现为复杂部分发作,临床发作及同步脑电图特点可为临床诊治提供帮助.     

儿童非癫(癎)的癫(癎)样发作34例临床分析

目的 探讨儿童非癫(癎)样的癫(癎)样发作的临床特点及诊断.方法 对我院34例临床拟诊癫(癎)的发作性疾病做视频脑电图检查并进行分析.结果 34例临床拟诊癫(癎)病患儿视频脑电图检查结果 示患儿临床发作时同步脑电图无癫(癎)波发放.结论 诊断儿童癫(癎)病应慎重,视频脑电图是确诊癫(癎)与非癫(癎)可靠有效的方法.     

癫(癎)患者先兆症状的研究

目的 探讨癫(癎)患者先兆症状的发生比例、临床表现,为正确诊断治疗癫(癎)提供依据.方法 回顾性研究1028例癫(癎)患者的临床资料,分析癫(癎)患者的先兆发生率、临床表现、脑电图和神经影像学结果.比较伴或不伴先兆的部分性发作癫(癎)患者的发病年龄、性别、脑电图、神经影像学的差异以及腹部先兆在颞叶内外侧癫(癎)出现比例的差异.结果 部分性癫(癎)725例,484例(66.8 % )出现先兆;全面性发作者303例,无一例患者出现先兆.64例患者出现2种或2种以上的先兆表现;14例出现持续性先兆的癫(癎)患者.1028例患者中脑电图异常547例(53.2 % ),影像学异常217例(21.1 % ).484例有先兆症状的患者中286例脑电图异常(59.1 % ),126例(26.0 % )影像学异常.伴或不伴先兆的部分性发作癫(癎)患者的首次发病年龄差异无统计学意义,腹部先兆在颞叶内外侧癫(癎)出现的比例差异有统计学意义(x2=170.877,P<0.01).结论 癫(癎)患者先兆症状多样,分析先兆症状对于癫(癎)分型、病灶定位以及合理治疗有指导意义.     

动态脑电图监测对儿童癫(癎)和非癫(癎)发作的诊断价值

目的 探讨动态脑电图在儿童癫(癎)与非癫(癎)发作性疾病诊断与鉴别诊断中价值.方法 2006-02～2008-12在我院癫(癎)专科门诊就诊的具有发作性症状儿童病例192例,其中拟诊癫(癎)112例,非癫(癎)性发作性疾病80例,全部病例做常规脑电图(EEG)和24h动态脑电图(AEEG)检查.结果 拟诊癫(癎)112例,经24h动态脑电图监测,结合临床表现,确诊为癫(癎)89例;而非癫(癎)发作性疾病80例,经24h动态脑电图监测,并结合其临床变现,77例被排除癫(癎).结论 动态脑电图对儿童癫(癎)和非癫(癎)发作性疾病的诊断与鉴别诊断具有重要价值.     

癫(癎)患者先兆症状的研究

目的 探讨癫(癎)患者先兆症状的发生比例、临床表现,为正确诊断治疗癫(癎)提供依据.方法 回顾性研究1028例癫(癎)患者的临床资料,分析癫(癎)患者的先兆发生率、临床表现、脑电图和神经影像学结果.比较伴或不伴先兆的部分性发作癫(癎)患者的发病年龄、性别、脑电图、神经影像学的差异以及腹部先兆在颞叶内外侧癫(癎)出现比例的差异.结果 部分性癫(癎)725例,484例(66.8 % )出现先兆;全面性发作者303例,无一例患者出现先兆.64例患者出现2种或2种以上的先兆表现;14例出现持续性先兆的癫(癎)患者.1028例患者中脑电图异常547例(53.2 % ),影像学异常217例(21.1 % ).484例有先兆症状的患者中286例脑电图异常(59.1 % ),126例(26.0 % )影像学异常.伴或不伴先兆的部分性发作癫(癎)患者的首次发病年龄差异无统计学意义,腹部先兆在颞叶内外侧癫(癎)出现的比例差异有统计学意义(x2=170.877,P<0.01).结论 癫(癎)患者先兆症状多样,分析先兆症状对于癫(癎)分型、病灶定位以及合理治疗有指导意义.     

癫(癎)患者先兆症状的研究

目的 探讨癫(癎)患者先兆症状的发生比例、临床表现,为正确诊断治疗癫(癎)提供依据.方法 回顾性研究1028例癫(癎)患者的临床资料,分析癫(癎)患者的先兆发生率、临床表现、脑电图和神经影像学结果.比较伴或不伴先兆的部分性发作癫(癎)患者的发病年龄、性别、脑电图、神经影像学的差异以及腹部先兆在颞叶内外侧癫(癎)出现比例的差异.结果 部分性癫(癎)725例,484例(66.8 % )出现先兆;全面性发作者303例,无一例患者出现先兆.64例患者出现2种或2种以上的先兆表现;14例出现持续性先兆的癫(癎)患者.1028例患者中脑电图异常547例(53.2 % ),影像学异常217例(21.1 % ).484例有先兆症状的患者中286例脑电图异常(59.1 % ),126例(26.0 % )影像学异常.伴或不伴先兆的部分性发作癫(癎)患者的首次发病年龄差异无统计学意义,腹部先兆在颞叶内外侧癫(癎)出现的比例差异有统计学意义(x2=170.877,P<0.01).结论 癫(癎)患者先兆症状多样,分析先兆症状对于癫(癎)分型、病灶定位以及合理治疗有指导意义.     

癫(癎)患者先兆症状的研究

目的 探讨癫(癎)患者先兆症状的发生比例、临床表现,为正确诊断治疗癫(癎)提供依据.方法 回顾性研究1028例癫(癎)患者的临床资料,分析癫(癎)患者的先兆发生率、临床表现、脑电图和神经影像学结果.比较伴或不伴先兆的部分性发作癫(癎)患者的发病年龄、性别、脑电图、神经影像学的差异以及腹部先兆在颞叶内外侧癫(癎)出现比例的差异.结果 部分性癫(癎)725例,484例(66.8 % )出现先兆;全面性发作者303例,无一例患者出现先兆.64例患者出现2种或2种以上的先兆表现;14例出现持续性先兆的癫(癎)患者.1028例患者中脑电图异常547例(53.2 % ),影像学异常217例(21.1 % ).484例有先兆症状的患者中286例脑电图异常(59.1 % ),126例(26.0 % )影像学异常.伴或不伴先兆的部分性发作癫(癎)患者的首次发病年龄差异无统计学意义,腹部先兆在颞叶内外侧癫(癎)出现的比例差异有统计学意义(x2=170.877,P<0.01).结论 癫(癎)患者先兆症状多样,分析先兆症状对于癫(癎)分型、病灶定位以及合理治疗有指导意义.     

癫(癎)患者先兆症状的研究

目的 探讨癫(癎)患者先兆症状的发生比例、临床表现,为正确诊断治疗癫(癎)提供依据.方法 回顾性研究1028例癫(癎)患者的临床资料,分析癫(癎)患者的先兆发生率、临床表现、脑电图和神经影像学结果.比较伴或不伴先兆的部分性发作癫(癎)患者的发病年龄、性别、脑电图、神经影像学的差异以及腹部先兆在颞叶内外侧癫(癎)出现比例的差异.结果 部分性癫(癎)725例,484例(66.8 % )出现先兆;全面性发作者303例,无一例患者出现先兆.64例患者出现2种或2种以上的先兆表现;14例出现持续性先兆的癫(癎)患者.1028例患者中脑电图异常547例(53.2 % ),影像学异常217例(21.1 % ).484例有先兆症状的患者中286例脑电图异常(59.1 % ),126例(26.0 % )影像学异常.伴或不伴先兆的部分性发作癫(癎)患者的首次发病年龄差异无统计学意义,腹部先兆在颞叶内外侧癫(癎)出现的比例差异有统计学意义(x2=170.877,P<0.01).结论 癫(癎)患者先兆症状多样,分析先兆症状对于癫(癎)分型、病灶定位以及合理治疗有指导意义.     

Abstracts of the 38th Congress of the Japan Epilepsy Society, Shizuoka, Japan, September 30-October 1, 2004

Diagnosis and Treatment of Idiopathic Focal Epilepsies (Benign Partial Epilepsies) in Infancy and Childhood. ¹ Tamiko Negoro ( ¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan ). Introduction: According to the revised classification of epilepsies and epileptic syndromes proposed by the Commission on Classification and Terminology of the International League Against Epilepsy (1989), benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BCECT), childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms (Gastaut‐type late‐onset CEOP), and primary reading epilepsy were included in the idiopathic localization‐related epilepsies (ILRE). Since then, new epileptic syndromes such as Panayiotopoulos‐type early‐onset benign childhood occipital epilepsy (also known as benign childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms or BCEOP) and benign partial epilepsies in infancy (BPEI) have been additionally included as ILRE. The diagnostic criteria for benign partial epilepsies include (1) normal neurological examination; (2) normal intelligence; (3) normal neuroimaging; (4) a family history of benign‐type seizures; (5) brief stereotyped seizures; (6) frequent nocturnal occurrence; (7) easy control with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), except ethosuximide; and (8) remission before adolescence. The EEG features include (1) normal background activity; (2) spikes with a characteristic morphology and location; (3) sleep activation; and (4) occasional generalized paroxysms. In our 114 cases of childhood onset localization‐related epilepsies (LRE) diagnosed between 1997 and 2000, 48 cases (42%) were diagnosed as ILRE and 66 were cryptogenic or symptomatic LRE. Among the 48 ILRE cases, 28 (58%) were classified as BCECT, six (13%) as BPEI, five (10%) as BCEOP, two (4%) as atypical benign partial epilepsy, and seven (15%) as unclassified. Carbamazepine (CBZ), valproate (VPA) and clonazepam (CZP) were equally effective in controlling the seizures in our ILRE patients. This review describes briefly the diagnosis and treatment of BCECT, BCEOP, and BPEI. Benign Childhood Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes: BCECT is the most common ILRE (also known as idiopathic focal epilepsies) in infancy and childhood. Sylvian seizures (simple partial seizures or focal motor or sensory seizures beginning unilaterally at the lower part of the face) and EEG findings (central‐midtemporal high‐amplitude, repetitive sharp waves) are quite stereotyped, and diagnosis of typical cases is relatively easy. Frontal lobe seizures with bilateral perioral twitches or unilateral eyelid twitches may sometimes be misdiagnosed as Sylvian seizures. Since status epilepticus is very rare and many patients only have occasional seizures, many physicians choose not to treat the disorder. If treatment is necessary, the seizures are usually easily controlled with carbamazepine, valproic acid, or clonazepam. Continuation of AEDs is not necessary after the EEG has normalized around puberty. The prognosis is excellent. However, a small percentage of patients may show atypical evolutions such as atypical benign partial epilepsy, epilepsy with continuous spike‐and‐waves in slow wave sleep, or epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes and oromotor deficit. Seizure and EEG exacerbations by AEDs, especially carbamazepine, have to be considered. Early recognition and proper treatment are necessary for these conditions. Benign Childhood Epilepsy with Occipital Paroxysms: BCEOP is also known as Panayiotopoulos‐type early‐onset benign childhood occipital epilepsy. The mean age at first seizure is around 5 years. Seizures comprise an unusual constellation of autonomic, mainly emetic, syndromes with unilateral deviation of the eyes and impairment of consciousness. Visual symptoms, which are the main symptoms in Gastaut‐type, late‐onset CEOP, are exceptions in BCEOP. According to our 41 cases examined between 1984 and 1993, two‐thirds of the patients show hemi‐ or generalized convulsions and one‐fourth experience prolonged seizures for longer than 30 minutes. EEG findings (bilateral occipital paroxysms) consist of some extraoccipital abnormalities especially in the frontal area (48% of our cases) or generalized paroxysmal discharges (32% of ours cases), together with various migrations of spike foci. EEG findings seem to normalize around the age of 10 years. Many patients only have occasional seizures and these seizures are usually easy to control with carbamazepine or valproic acid. The prognosis is excellent. Prevention of status epilepticus is the major problem in this disorder. Recently, new concepts including early‐onset benign occipital seizure susceptibility syndrome (EBOSS) and Panayiotopoulos syndrome (idiopathic susceptibility to early‐onset benign childhood seizures with mainly autonomic symptoms), have been introduced for BCEOP. Benign Partial Epilepsies in Infancy: BPEI comprise two forms. One is partial epilepsy with complex partial seizures (CPS) and the other is partial epilepsy with secondarily generalized seizures (SGS). Onset is mostly during the first year of life. Seizures often occur in clusters and are characterized by motion arrest, decreased responsiveness, staring or blank eyes often with automatisms, and mild convulsive movements in the CPS form; and motion arrest or opening of eyes with staring or blank eyes followed by generalized tonic–clonic seizures in the SGS form. Interictal EEGs mostly show no abnormal findings. According to the ictal EEGs, the most frequent site of seizure origin is in the frontal or temporal area in the CPS form; and central, parietal, or occipital area in the SGS form. Treatment with carbamazepine, phenobarbital, zonisamide or valproic acid immediately stops the cluster of seizures. The prognosis is excellent. Recently, sleep‐related and low‐voltage Rolandic and vertex spikes have been reported as an EEG marker of benignity in this disorder. Most of benign infantile convulsions may belong to partial epilepsy with SGS, although confirmation with ictal EEG recording is necessary for accurate diagnosis.     

Panayiotopoulos-type benign childhood occipital epilepsy: a prospective study

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the clinical and EEG features of the syndrome of benign childhood partial seizures with ictal vomiting and EEG occipital spikes (Panayiotopoulos syndrome [PS]). METHODS: Prospective study of children with normal general and neurologic examinations who had seizures with ictal vomiting and EEG with occipital spikes. RESULTS: From February 1990 to 1997, the authors found 66 patients with PS and 145 children with benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes. Peak age at onset of PS was 5 years. Ictal deviation of the eyes and progression to generalized seizures were common. One-third had partial status epilepticus. During sleep, all had seizures. While awake, one-third also had seizures. Five children with PS had concurrent symptoms of rolandic epilepsy and another five developed rolandic seizures after remission of PS. Prognosis was excellent: one-third had a single seizure, one-half had two to five seizures, and only 4.5% had frequent seizures. CONCLUSIONS: Panayiotopoulos-type benign childhood occipital epilepsy is less common than benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes but is well defined and recognizable by clinical and EEG features.     

Benign focal epilepsy of childhood (BFEC)]

Thirty cases of benign focal epilepsy of childhood were reported. The seizures were partial or generalized motor ones in all cases. One patient had episodes of visual hallucination with motor seizures. No objective examination has demonstrated cerebral lesions in all cases. The most characteristic in the present study was that the attacks were in relation to the sleep in 90% of cases, 56.7% of all patients had nocturnal seizure only. The characteristic EEG patterns were the spike or sharp discharges in Rolandic area in 29 cases, and occipital sharps or sharp wave complexes in one patient on normal background activities. The discharge rate of Rolandic spikes or sharps were significantly higher during sleep than during the awake stage, and 12 cases had Rolandic discharges only during sleep. Sleep EEG recordings is suggested when children were suspected of having such kind of seizure type but having a normal EEG pattern when awake. Brief induced sleep is usually adequate.     

Panayiotopoulos syndrome: a prospective study of 192 patients

OBJECTIVES: To characterize the electroclinical features and evolution of Panayiotopoulos Syndrome (PS). METHODS: Children with electroclinical criteria of PS were prospectively identified and followed-up clinically, and with sleep and awake EEGs between February 1990 and 2006. RESULTS: We identified 192 patients with PS. In the same length of time 398 children with benign childhood epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes (BCECTS) were registered. PS had a peak age at onset of 5 years. Autonomic manifestations were one of the most common ictal event. Ictal deviation of the eyes and progression to generalized convulsions were also quite frequent. Approximately one third had partial status epilepticus. In all patients except five, the seizures occurred during sleep. One-third also had fits while awake. Sixteen children had concomitant symptoms of rolandic epilepsy and eight developed rolandic seizures after remission of PS seizures. Prognosis was excellent. Eighty-four (44.2%) had a single seizure, 79 (41.2%) had 2-5 fits, and 28 (14.6%) had frequent seizures. CONCLUSION: PS is less common than BCECTS, but is well defined and easily recognizable by clinical and EEG features, with autonomic manifestations as one of the most common ictal event.     

Clinical and EEG characteristics of benign rolandic epilepsy in Chinese patients

We retrospectively evaluated the clinical and electroencephalogram (EEG) characteristics of benign rolandic epilepsy (BRE) in Chinese children. Two hundred and seventy-six patients with BRE were enrolled in this study. All patients had their first seizure between the ages of 3 and 12 years. 39.5% (109 cases) of patients ceased to have further BRE seizures by the age of 6 years, 93.1% (257 cases) recovered by the age of 12 years and 96.7% (267 cases) recovered by the age of 18 years. Two hundred and twenty-seven patients suffered only simple partial seizures, whereas 49 patients suffered generalized seizures from onset of BRE. The EEG scans of 239 patients showed repetitive diphasic spikes or sharp waves with high amplitude, which were most dominant in the central or centrotemporal areas. The spikes were confined to one hemisphere in 180 patients and occurred bilaterally in 59 patients. Ninety-eight patients were treated with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs): carbamazepine (CBZ) or valproate (VPA). The study showed that, in Chinese children, BRE is remarkably characteristic in its clinical and EEG presentation. Although BRE is usually benign in terms of ease of control with AEDs and spontaneous seizure remission, for those patients with a high frequency of seizures, AEDs should be prescribed positively.     

Sleep and epilepsy

This review considers the effect of sleep on seizures and interictal electroencephalogram (EEG) paroxysmal activities (PAs), as classified by the International League Against Epilepsy criteria. No type of seizure is, per se, specifically linked with non-rapid eye movement (NREM) or rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. However, in some syndromes, seizures are more frequent in slow wave sleep (SWS) [partial motor or generalized seizure in benign epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes (BECTS), frontal seizures in idiopathic familial or not familial frontal lobe epilepsy and generalized tonic seizure in secondary generalized epilepsy are increased by SWS]. Conversely myoclonia and grand mal seizures are associated with awakening in some forms of generalized idiopathic epilepsy. There is a mean increase in PAs during SWS in generalized and in partial epilepsies on the whole. However, precise analysis shows that in partial cryptogenic or symptomatic epilepsy and, most likely, in the majority of generalized idiopathic epileptic syndromes about 20% of patients have an increase in PA density during SWS, 20% experience an increase in waking, 50% have very few PAs and in 10% there is no significant difference between sleep and waking. BECTS, however, exhibits a definite increase in sleep PA increase and in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy an increase in PAs during the intra-night awakening is reported. There are at least three syndromes, which cause a huge increase in PAs during sleep: the Landau-Kleffner syndrome and the syndromes of continuous focal or generalized spike-waves during SWS. Their physiopathology and neuropsychological consequences are discussed. Neurophysiological animal data are also reported highlighting the relationships between slow sleep oscillations and the generation of spike waves. A biochemical review is also presented.     

Outpatient sleep recording during antiepileptic drug monotherapy

The effects of sleep and sleep deprivation on epilepsy are well known, but the effects of seizures and antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) on sleep have been less well studied. We recorded nocturnal sleep in 17 patients receiving antiepileptic monotherapy with ambulatory cassette EEG devices. Twelve patients had complex partial seizures and five had tonic-clonic convulsions. Two patients' seizures were largely nocturnal, and no seizures occurred during sleep recording. Five patients each were taking phenytoin (PHT), carbamazepine (CBZ), and valproate (VPA), and two were taking clonazepam (CZP), all with therapeutic serum levels and no toxic symptoms. Total sleep time was reduced, wakefulness increased, and sleep latency prolonged in partial seizures as compared with generalized epilepsy. REM sleep was reduced and its latency decreased in partial seizure patients. Both groups had decreased slow wave sleep; that of partial seizure patients was decreased more markedly. PHT increased sleep latency and decreased sleep time, and CBZ increased awakening and diminished slow wave and REM sleep. Patients taking VPA had slight reduction in slow wave sleep; those taking CPZ had decreased sleep and REM latencies. Epilepsy may affect nocturnal sleep, and the effects of partial and generalized seizure disorders may be different. AEDs may also have differential effects on nighttime sleep. These may prove important in the long-term management of epileptic patients.     

婴幼儿睡眠期Rolando区小棘波的临床特征和预后

目的：分析婴幼儿视频脑电图（V-EEG）中睡眠期罗朗多（Rolando）区小棘波的临床特征和预后,企为临床提供参考。方法：选择2012年4月～2013年5月潍坊医学院附属医院和临沂市人民医院儿科神经电生理室的31例睡眠期Rolando区小棘波的患儿的临床资料并随访治疗效果和预后。结果：31例中,男17例,女14例。起病年龄3～22个月,中位数12个月。其中良性婴儿癫痫9例（29％）,伴有轻度胃肠炎的良性婴儿惊厥6例（19％）,单纯热性惊厥9例（29％）,复杂热性惊厥3例（10％）,当天曾注射百白破及脊髓灰质炎疫苗引发高热惊厥1例（3％）;既往有重症小脑脑炎并发癫痫发作史1例（3％）,非癫痫发作2例（7％）。7例有惊厥家族史,其中1例有良性婴儿癫痫家族史,3例有热性惊厥家族史。21例未治疗,10例接受抗癫痫药物单药治疗,发作均被控制,其中1例已停服12个月,1例已停服6个月,随访均无复发。结论：婴幼儿期Rolando区小棘波对癫痫的诊断没有特异性,但与癫痫发作具有相关性,所有患儿短期预后良好。     

Postictal paresis in children with benign rolandic epilepsy

Following a search for the presence of postictal paresis in a cohort of 70 patients with benign rolandic epilepsy of childhood, the symptomatology of the seizures and the presence of postictal paresis were reviewed. All children underwent a neurologic evaluation, including electroencephalography (EEG) and neuroimaging. Eight of the 70 patients (3 girls and 5 boys) were found to have postictal paresis. All patients had partial motor seizures involving predominantly the upper extremities and, to a lesser degree, the face and lower extremities. In all eight patients, the motor deficits resolved within 60 minutes. Follow-up neurologic examination was nonfocal in all patients. Seven of the eight patients experienced postictal paresis once, and one patient had two such episodes. Three of the eight patients experienced a brief speech arrest. The EEG in all patients demonstrated centrotemporal sharp waves. In seven patients, the sharp waves were bilateral and independent, and in one patient, the rolandic sharp waves were unilateral. A horizontal dipole with positivity at the central region was found in all patients using an average montage. In conclusion, we found an 11.5% association of postictal paresis in children with benign rolandic epilepsy of childhood, whereas 38% of children also had a brief speech arrest. The EEG was characteristic for benign rolandic epilepsy of childhood with bilateral asynchronous discharges in seven of eight patients (83%) and the presence of dipole in all patients. The presence of postictal paresis should not exclude the diagnosis of benign rolandic epilepsy of childhood.