Panayiotopoulos syndrome an overview sciencedirect topics. Panayiotopoulos syndrome ps is a benign, idiopathic, and probably genetically determined seizure susceptibility syndrome. It is characterized by seizures, often prolonged, with predominantly autonomic symptoms, and by an eeg that shows shifting andor mu. Despite its high prevalence, ps has been a source of significant debate. It is characterized by seizures, often prolonged, with predominantly autonomic symptoms. A clinical guide to epileptic syndromes and their treatment. The contribution of the eeg technologists in the diagnosis of.
These are known as focal epileptic seizures the terms partial. Panayiotopoulos syndrome and benign partial epilepsy with centro. The features analyzed were 1 a family history of epileptic disorders. The diagnosis of panayiotopoulos syndrome is made on a detailed account of the childs symptoms. Panayiotopoulos syndrome is a benign childhood epileptic illness characterized by episodic autonomic symptoms. The international league against epilepsy ilae diagnostic manuals goal is to assist clinicians who look after people with epilepsy to diagnose the epilepsy syndrome and if possible the etiology of the epilepsy. Panayiotopoulos syndrome and continuous spikewave during slow sleep. The condition belongs to idiopathic epilepsies of childhood age with infrequent seizures, excellent prognosis and specific constellation of ictal features.
Ictal epileptic discharges in panayiotopoulos syndrome, irrespective of their location at onset, activate autonomic disturbances and emesis, to which children are particularly vulnerable. Seizure2004,565573 the contribution of the eeg technologists in the diagnosis of panayiotopoulos syndrome susceptibility to early onset benign childhood. His service provides comprehensive services for children with epilepsy in leeds and the yorkshire region. Some papers have shown that patients can present behavioural disorders and learning difficulties. Panayiotopoulos syndrome is different to the epilepsy syndrome called lateonset selflimiting occipital epilepsy, which also used to be called benign epilepsy of childhood with occipital paroxysms becop. The eeg commonly shows high amplitude focal spikes and may be activated by sleep. The subjects were 79 children fulfilling the criteria of panayiotopoulos syndrome who were monitored for longer than 2 years. Panayiotopoulos syndrome appears to be remarkably benign with half of children having a single or less than five seizures and 90% of patients going into complete remission within 12 years of onset. Arriving at the correct epilepsy syndrome andor etiology allows better decisionmaking about treatment and improves patient care. Typically, children will turn pale, complain of feeling sick and often vomit during the seizure. Others begin and may remain confined to a localised area in the brain. A prospective study of 192 patients roberto caraballo, ricardo cers. My son is now 7 years old and has not had an episode in over a year. Common childhood epilepsy syndrome with partial seizures 1 in 8000 children most common in 210 years old, with a maximum around 5 years old clinic.
Panayiotopoulos syndrome is characterized by the onset in early childhood of focal autonomic seizures that are often prolonged. Autonomic dysfunction pale complains of feeling sick and may vomit sweating drooling pupil dilatation or miosis tachy or bradycardia eye deviation sometimes tonicclonic movements. An expert consensus has defined panayiotopoulos syndrome as a benign agerelated focal seizure disorder occurring in early and midchildhood. To the best of our knowledge, ps has never been associated with 22q11ds. Panayiotopoulos syndrome share this page it is also known as early onset occipital epilepsy, is a common childhood epilepsy syndrome with partial also called focal seizures. Epilepsie du lobe temporal cest une autre epilepsie symptomatique. Prognostic factors for frequent seizure recurrences were studied in patients with panayiotopoulos syndrome. An expert consensus has defined panayiotopoulos syndrome as a. The names panayiotopoulos syndrome or panayiotopoulos type of benign childhood occipital epilepsy were proposed for this syndrome mainly by fejerman and his associates in 1996, caraballo et al in 1997, 1998, 1999. Panayiotopoulos syndrome ps is one of the benign epilepsies found in childhood. Background the evidence base for management of childhood epilepsy is poor, especially for the most common specific syndromes such as rolandic epilepsy re and panayiotopoulos syndrome ps.
A disorder which affects 4 percent of children and 12 percent of the general population, epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders. Prognosis of panayiotopoulos syndrome and idiopathic childhood occipital epilepsy of gastaut. Recent reports document hypertension, tachycardia, and release of vasopressin during the seizures, suggestive of activation of the central autonomic network. Panayiotopoulos syndrome is probably the earlyonset and rolandic epilepsy the lateonset phenotype of a maturationrelated benign childhood seizuresusceptibility syndrome. Changes in panayiotopoulos syndrome over time changes in panayiotopoulos syndrome over time capovilla, giuseppe. This is a video of what our sons seizures look like. Pdf panayiotopoulos syndrome is a relatively frequent and benign epileptic syndrome, characterised by predominantly autonomic symptoms andor simple. Origin of frontal lobe spikes in the early onset benign. Panayiotopoulos syndrome panayiotopoulos syndrome ps is a common, childhoodrelated, susceptibility to autonomic seizures confirmed in longterm. Colin ferrie and richard grunewald, in their march 17 commentary,1 highlight a common and benign childhood epileptic syndrome and emphasise the predominant autonomic manifestations, which have immense clinical implications. Panayiotopoulos syndrome is a common idiopathic childhoodrelated seizure disorder that occurs exclusively in otherwise normal children and manifests mainly with autonomic epileptic seizures and autonomic status epilepticus. Due to the continued advances being made in the subject, a second edition is now due.
Panayiotopoulos syndrome ps is a common childhood susceptibility to autonomic seizures and status epilepticus. Epilepsy deaths by age, raceethnicity, and gender in the united states significantly increased from 2005 to 2014 epilepsy surgery in the underserved hispanic population improves depression, anxiety and quality of life. Panayiotopoulos syndrome ps can be best described as idiopathic susceptibility to early onset benign childhood seizures, manifested clinically with mainly autonomic symptoms and signs ass and electroencephalographically with occipital and extra occipital spikes panayiotopoulos, 1988. A clinical guide to epileptic syndromes and their treatment is well worth having in your library for its compendious information and significant update since its first edition 2002. Changes in panayiotopoulos syndrome over time, epilepsia 10. Important features in making the diagnosis are that the episodes usually happen during sleep, and are nearly always accompanied by autonomic features, and vomiting. Panayiotopoulos syndrome is a relatively frequent and benign autonomic childhood epileptic disorder with significant clinical, pathophysiological and management implications. Becop is less common than panayiotopoulos syndrome. Autonomic seizures and autonomic status epilepticus in early. Some childrens eyes may turn to one side, and they may make shaking movements during a seizure. Panayiotopoulos syndrome and continuous spikewave during.
The text has truly become a pragmatic and helpful guide in the treatment of epilepsy. Panayiotopoulos syndrome starts in early childhood with the first seizure occurring between 3 and 6 years old. Understanding panayiotopoulos syndrome 6 some epileptic seizures involve widespread parts of the brain including both sides from the start of the seizure. Understanding panayiotopoulos syndrome 4 about the authors colin ferrie colin ferrie is a consultant paediatric neurologist in leeds. Department of clinical neurophysiology, infanta elena hospital, madrid, spain. A common and benign childhood epileptic syndrome, ecrit par c. Ci sono vari tipi di epilessie ed ogni tipo ha una combinazione unica differente di sintomi, leta dellinizio, il tipo e frequenza di convulsioni o di attacchi, di aspetto di elettroencefalogramma. Neurobehavioral abnormalities may correlate with increased. The total number of seizures in each patient at the final followup ranged from 1 to 22. Seizures are infrequent in most patients, with 25% having a single seizure which may be autonomic status epilepticus and 50% having six seizures or less. A benign childhood autonomic epilepsy frequently imitating encephalitis, syncope, migraine, sleep disorder, or gastroenteritis. Panayiotopoulos syndrome is a form of idiopathic benign childhood focal epilepsy in which the seizures are associated with signs of increased autonomic activity. Panayiotopoulos syndrome list of high impact articles.
However, more than a decade later, this syndrome still remains an. Panayiotopoulos syndrome is characterized by onset of seizures between 1 and 14 years of age majority between 3 and 6 years. Panayiotopoulos syndrome is probably the most significant of the recently recognized epileptic syndromes because of its high prevalence, high rate of misdiagnosis, and previously unrecognized autonomic seizures and autonomic status epilepticus specific to childhood ferrie et al. Panayiotopoulos syndrome in a child masquerading as septic shock. Panayiotopoulos syndrome panayiotopoulos syndrome ps is a common, childhoodrelated, susceptibility to autonomic seizures confirmed in longterm studies of over children worldwide 4,7282. Panayiotopoulos guide proved to be the only one of its kind, covering many important aspects of diagnosis and treatment. The early onset benign childhood seizures with occipital spikes or panayiotopoulos syndrome is the second most frequent benign syndrome of childhood. Medical records and electroencephalograms were analyzed retrospectively. To characterize the electroclinical features and evolution of panayiotopoulos syndrome ps. Considerable international variation in management and controversy about nontreatment indicate the need for high quality randomised controlled trials rct. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site.
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