Benign Rolandic Epilepsy Overview
Learn About 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)
Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc
Catherine Chu is a Neurologist in Lexington, Massachusetts. Dr. Chu and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, and Epilepsy. Dr. Chu is currently accepting new patients.
Lahey Clinic Inc
Gina Deck is a Neurologist in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Deck has been practicing medicine for over 15 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Deck is currently accepting new patients.
Harvard Medical Faculty Phys At Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr Inc
Francis Drislane is a Neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Drislane and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy. Dr. Drislane is currently accepting new patients.
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...
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...
Published Date: May 02, 2022
Published By: Genetic and Rare Diseases Informnation Center