Epilepsy is defined as 2 or more unprovoked seizures. The various types of epilepsy differ in many aspects, including (1) age of onset, (2) semiology, (3) EEG findings, and (4) outcome. In 1987, Freeman et al reported that most children with generalized tonic-clonic seizures have a benign developmental disorder that reduces their seizure threshold and will be outgrown. This disorder has been termed benign childhood epilepsy and is thought to be secondary to CNS immaturity.
In this article the term benign epilepsy is used to refer to a group of pediatric epileptic disorders in which remission and lack of significant neurologic sequelae are expected in the vast majority of patients. These disorders are idiopathic, occur in otherwise healthy children, and have (with rare exceptions) a strong genetic component. They include both generalized epilepsies and partial epilepsies. These epilepsies are presented according to the age of onset, starting from the neonatal period.
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