Recent advances and some problems in the delineation of epileptic syndromes in children

The current International Classification of Epilepsies and Epileptic Syndromes has classified a number of age-related epileptic syndromes in children, but some of these entities have not been well delineated and many syndromes not included in the International Classification have been proposed. This article is intended to supplement some of the currently listed childhood epileptic syndromes, discuss certain problems with the classification system, and review some of the proposed pediatric syndromes.