Bozaykut A.Aksoy H.U.Sezer R.G.Polat M.2024-07-222024-07-22201508830738http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/16455The outcome of children with self-limited infantile epilepsy was reported to be normal psychosocial and cognitive development as a characteristic criterion. We aimed to investigate the clinical course and neurocognitive outcome in children with self-limited infantile epilepsy in a Turkish cohort. The clinical course, electroencephalographic (EEG) characteristics, neuroimaging, treatment, and outcome of children with self-limited infantile epilepsy were retrospectively analyzed. All infants were reevaluated with the Denver Developmental Screening Test in addition to neurologic examination. Of 44 patients, self-limited familial infantile epilepsy was diagnosed in 8 infants (18.2%) and self-limited nonfamilial infantile epilepsy in 28 (63.6%). Interictal EEGs and neurologic examinations were normal in all cases. Fine motor and gross motor skills, language, adaptive personal/social skills were near-normal in all patients with self-limited familial infantile epilepsy. Delay in language parameters was observed in 2 infants with self-limited nonfamilial infantile epilepsy. Language skills should be thoroughly evaluated with detailed neurocognitive screening tests in patients with self-limited infantile epilepsy. © The Author(s) 2014.EnglishChild, PreschoolCognition DisordersCohort StudiesElectroencephalographyEpilepsyFemaleHumansInfantMaleNeurologic ExaminationNeuropsychological TestsTurkeyanticonvulsive agentadaptive behaviorArticlecognitioncohort analysiscomputer assisted tomographyDenver Developmental Screening Testdisease courseelectroencephalographyepilepsyepileptic stateevaluation studyfebrile convulsionfemalefocal epilepsyfollow upgastroenteritishumaninfantinfant diseaselanguagemalemotor performanceneuroimagingneurologic examinationnuclear magnetic resonance imagingonset ageoutcome assessmentpriority journalretrospective studyself limited infantile epilepsysocial adaptationtonic clonic seizureTurkey (republic)Turkish citizenviral gastroenteritisCognition Disorderscomplicationepidemiologyepilepsyneuropsychological testpreschool childTurkeyArticle10.1177/0883073814538502