[Epilepsy in children with cerebral palsy. About 42 cases]

Epilepsy is known to have a higher association with cerebral Palsy and it's often severe. This retrospective study described 42 children with cerebral Palsy and epilepsy between 1985 and 1998 in Pediatric Department of Monastir. The mean age of patients was 6 years. The first seizure occurred during the first year of life in 47.6%. Generalized epilepsy was the predominant form [61%], followed by partial epilepsy [34.1%] and west syndrome [4.9%]. Polytherapy was required for 46.4% of patients and seizures control was achieved