Migralepsy; clinical and electroencephalography findings in children

Aim: Migralepsy is a clinical entity that occasionally represents a diagnostic problem. An apparenthistory and clinical manifestation of migraine may mask the epileptic attack accompanyingmigralepsy. The aim of this study is to present our experience with clinical andelectroencephalography (EEG) findings and treatment of our patients diagnosed with childhoodmigralepsy disease.Methods: We documented six patients who were initially followed-up with a diagnosis of migraine,subsequently observed to have epileptic seizures, and then diagnosed with migralepsy.Result: Our patients became asymptomatic by giving good responses to antiepileptic therapy basedon clinical and electroencephalography (EEG) findings.Conclusions: This case series shows that EEG recording can be useful in all stages of migraine forlong-term, safe monitoring. Identifying patients with possible migralepsy will enable them to receiveantiepileptic treatment.