LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME

Course overview

LENNOX-GASTAUT SYNDROME (LGS) IS A RARE BUT SEVERE FORM OF CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY. LGS IS CHARACTERIZED BY A TRIAD OF MULTIPLE SEIZURE TYPES, CHARACTERISTIC ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG) FINDINGS, AND INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSE, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PRESENTATION OF LGS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.