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Idiopathic focal epilepsy (IFE), which is characterized by focal-onset seizures, often has a genetic component and frequently occurs in the absence of structural brain lesions (1989, [14,50]). IFE comprises several syndromes, including benign epilepsy with occipital paroxysms (early and late onset), benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECT), and idiopathic photosensitive occipital epilepsy, along with several undefined syndromes [15]. The prevalence of IFE is high during childhood, and BECT accounts for 15% of epilepsy syndromes in children under the age of 15 [36].