Natural History and Prognosis of Pediatric Epilepsies With Different Etiology

Inclusion criteria

• Patients seen at the Children's Neuropsychiatry of the Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCCS (UOS Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug-Resistant Epilepsies, Day Hospital or inpatient setting at the Department of Children's Neuropsychiatry) with onset of first seizure between the ages of 0 and 18 years and subsequent diagnostic confirmation of epilepsy (2 or more unprovoked seizures at least 24 hours apart or definite epilepsy syndrome, with diagnostic confirmation by the child neuropsychiatrist).
• Patients already followed at Child Neuropsychiatry with a diagnosis of epilepsy with age of onset between 0 and 18 years.
• Patients referred to our Center during follow-up with a diagnosis of epilepsy with age of onset between 0 and 18 years.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with unconfirmed diagnosis of epilepsy after the first critical episode.
• Patients from other Centers, for whom the history, clinical and instrumental data are not sufficiently detailed and in accordance with the methodologies followed at our Center.
• Patients with follow-up < 2 years.
• Patients for whom study consent is not provided.