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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1992;35(11):1590-1596. Published online November 15, 1992.

A Case of Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy

Sang Mi SM Ha¹, Hee Jung HJ Jung¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Sowha Children`s Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy is characterized by its early onset (less than 3 months of age), frequent tonic spasms, suppression-burst on EEG, extremely poor response to treatment and grave outcome. The authors experienced a case of early infantile epileptic encephalopathy. The patient was a 1-month-old girl with a complaint of generalized tonic convulsion since 2 days of age, and her EEG showed suppression-burst when awake or asleep. The authors hereby report the case with a brief review of literature.

Keywords :Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy, Suppression-burst