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Learn About Benign Rolandic Epilepsy

What is the definition of Benign Rolandic Epilepsy?
Benign rolandic epilepsy (BRE) is the most common form of childhood epilepsy. It is referred to as "benign" because most children outgrow the condition by puberty. This form of epilepsy is characterized by seizures involving a part of the brain called the rolandic area. These seizures typically occur during the nighttime. Other features of BRE include headaches or migraines and behavioral and/or learning differences. BRE is thought to be a genetic disorder because most affected individuals have a family history of epilepsy.
What are the alternative names for Benign Rolandic Epilepsy?
  • Benign rolandic epilepsy (BRE)
  • Benign epilepsy of childhood with centrotemporal spikes (BECCT)
  • Benign epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes (BECTS)
  • Benign rolandic epilepsy of childhood (BREC)
Who are the top Benign Rolandic Epilepsy Local Doctors?
Experienced in Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
Experienced in Benign Rolandic Epilepsy

Vidant Medical Group LLC

9 Medical Dr, 
Greenville, NC 
 (26.1 mi)
Languages Spoken:
English
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Joseph Ferrara is a Neurologist in Greenville, North Carolina. Dr. Ferrara and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Primary Orthostatic Tremor, and Focal Dystonia. Dr. Ferrara is currently accepting new patients.

Experienced in Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
Experienced in Benign Rolandic Epilepsy

Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc

3480 Wake Forest Rd, 
Raleigh, NC 
 (87.6 mi)
Languages Spoken:
English
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Michael Pietak is a Neurologist in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Pietak and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features. Dr. Pietak is currently accepting new patients.

 
 
 
 
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Internal Medicine
Experienced in Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
Internal Medicine

Duke University Affiliated Physicians Inc

10211 Alm St, Suite 1100, 
Raleigh, NC 
 (97.6 mi)
Languages Spoken:
English, Bulgarian, French, Russian
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Isabella Bentsen is an Internal Medicine provider in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Bentsen and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Asthma in Children. Dr. Bentsen is currently accepting new patients.

What are the latest Benign Rolandic Epilepsy Clinical Trials?
Impact of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) on Spike Frequency and Brain Connectivity in Children With Benign Epilepsy With Centrotemporal Spike (BECTS)

Summary: Benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) is the most common pediatric epilepsy syndrome. Affected children typically have a mild seizure disorder, but yet have moderate difficulties with language, learning and attention that impact quality of life more than the seizures. Separate from the seizures, these children have very frequent abnormal activity in their brain known as interictal epi...

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Music and Cognitive Deficits in Self-Limited Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes

Summary: Self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS) is the most frequent epilepsy syndrome in children between the ages of 4 and 13 years. SeLECTS is associated in 15 to 30% of patients with specific cognitive deficits, including in particular disorders in language, visuo-spatial memory, declarative memory, and attention. SeLECTS has the potential to evolve into Landau-Kleffner syndrome, th...

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Published Date: May 02, 2022
Published By: Genetic and Rare Diseases Informnation Center