Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is not a well-known disorder. Although many people
are familiar with epilepsy, for most people LGS is not a familiar term unless a
child or loved one has been diagnosed with it. And because it is more complex than
most forms of epilepsy, diagnosis and treatment of LGS seizures are difficult.25
About Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is a severe form of epilepsy that accounts for as few as
1% of childhood epilepsies.26
There are three characteristics of LGS that make it different from other forms of
epilepsy:
- Multiple seizure types
- An
EEG with slow spike-waves pattern between seizures
- Mental impairment or developmental delays27
Learn more about LGS
If you are a parent or caregiver of someone with LGS – or think your child may have
LGS – you may have difficulty finding information. Here you can learn more about
how doctors diagnose Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and seizures associated with this disorder:
References
25 Epilepsy Foundation. "Epilepsy Syndromes: Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome."
Web. Accessed August 20, 2009. http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/about/types/syndromes/lg.cfm
26 Crumrine, P.K., Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. J Child Neurol. 2002; 17(suppl 1);S70-S75.
27 Wheless, James MD. "Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome: Characteristics and
Clinical Manifestations," Epilepsy.com, August 7, 2009. Web. Accessed August 21,
2009. http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/epilepsy_LGS/characteristics