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). ... Slowing in mental development with personality disorders. ... Some authors refer to the presence of personality disorders and behavioural abnormalities, but are no more specific. ... Lowry and Sovner (1991) identify...
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