1. Lennox Gastaut Syndrome: An Overview
INTRODUCTION Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) was initially outlined from the results of studies into the encephalopathy (brain function/disorder) of `petit-mal' seizures by Lennox and Davis (1950), and was later expanded to its now widely accepted form as a syndrome by Gastaut, Roger, Soulayrol, Tassinari, Regis, Dravet, Bernard, Pinscard, and Saint-Jean (1966). LGS is described as having three interrelated symptoms, consisting of the following: 1. Epileptic seizures (axial tonic, atypical absences, atonic seizures, and less frequently - myoclonias, generalised tonic-clonic, an...
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