Self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes
ORPHA:1945· ICD-10 G40.0
Definition
A rare focal childhood epilepsy characterized by seizures involving unilateral facial sensory-motor symptoms, with electroencephalogram (EEG) showing sharp biphasic waves over the rolandic region. It is an age-related epilepsy, with excellent outcome. Self-Limited Epilepsy with CentroTemporal Spikes (SeLECTS) was formerly known as benign Rolandic epilepsy or benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes.
- Prevalence
- Unknown
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant
- Age of onset
- Childhood