Vol 7, No 4 (2012)

According to definition, febrile seizures — benign, age-dependent, genetically predisposed condition in which the brain is susceptible to epileptic seizures, occurring in response to the fever. The article presents the outcome and trans­formation of febrile seizures in children by data of Svt. Luka's Institute of child neurology & epilepsy. The authors found, thatfebrile seizures can occur at onset of 21 epileptic syndromes with different etiologic factors and outcome. The clini­cal characteristics, EEG and neuroimaging data, as well as the effectiveness of antiepileptic drugs and prognosis of dif­ferentforms of epilepsy with febrile seizures in history are described in detail.

Hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia-epilepsy syndrome (HHE syndrome) — polyetiologic disease, with onset in childhood, characterized by the triad of symptoms: 1) prolonged convulsive seizures (usually on background of fever), involving one half of the body (hemiconvulsions); 2) acute hemiparesis occurring immediately after seizures (on the side of convul­sions); 3) symptomatic focal epilepsy, occurring in the sequel. The authors discuss in detail different aspects of the disease, including etiology, pathogenesis, diagnostic approaches, differential diagnosis, and approaches to treatment (including prevention and therapy of the disease) and outcome.