BASIC ASPECTS OF THE CURRENT FORMS OF CHILD'S EPILEPSY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE (brief literature review)
Epilepsy is a rather urgent problem in modern neurological practice of children. Epileptic seizures are repetitive paroxysmal events. These disorders are based on changes at the neuronal level due to acute damage to the central nervous system (structural, systemic, toxic or metabolic). The onset of seizures in early childhood can be accompanied by the development of neurobiological, cognitive, psychological consequences with deterioration in the child's quality of life and impaired social adaptation. In childhood, there are a variety of syndromes - from benign to malignant. Of particular interest for practitioners are those forms of pathology, which are characterized by frequent seizures, delay, mental development regression. Drug therapy for such forms of epilepsy presents certain difficulties. The prognosis in children of this cohort is poor, since in most cases there is mental retardation, disability and, in some cases, death. In this regard, a more detailed study of such nosologies as: epileptic encephalopathy, epilepsy with electrical status epilepticus in the slow wave sleep phase, febrile seizures - are of particular interest for clinical neurological practice. Early diagnosis of pathological conditions, dynamic observation of patients and the timely chosen tactics of managing such patients is the key to improving their quality of life and successful socialization.