京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・論文博士 / 博士(医学) / 乙第13120号 / 論医博第2133号 / 新制||医||1023(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院医学研究科医学専攻 / (主査)教授 高橋 淳, 教授 村井 俊哉, 教授 林 康紀 / 学位規則第4条第2項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(医学) / 甲第20610号 / 医博第4259号 / 新制||医||1023(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院医学研究科医学専攻 / (主査)教授 村井 俊哉, 教授 渡邉 大, 教授 林 康紀 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / At the turn of the twentieth century, the movement to improve care of those afflicted with epilepsy reached Indiana. In 1905, the Indiana legislature passed an act creating the Indiana Village for Epileptics, thus beginning the segregation of epileptics from the rest of the state's population. Placing epileptics in colonies was considered a progressive solution to a centuries old medical ailment. This thesis will examine the Indiana Village for Epileptics from its inception until the retirement of the first superintendent, Dr. Walter C. Van Nuys. Van Nuys' tenure was so long-he stepped down in 1952-that the Village had become an outdated and unnecessary institution because of advances in medical treatments for the disease. The age of segregation had ended and epileptics were no longer seen as a menace to society.

Αντικείμενο αυτής της εργασίας είναι η μελέτη τεχνικών για την ανάλυση δεδομένων που προέρχονται από συστήματα απεικόνισης της λειτουργίας του ανθρώπινου εγκεφάλου όπως το ηλεκτροεγκεφαλογράφημα. Σκοπός των τεχνικών ανάλυσης είναι η ανίχνευση συγκεκριμένων μορφών αυτών των σημάτων όπως για παράδειγμα οι επιληπτικές κρίσεις. Μία κρίση είναι μια παρέκκλιση στην ηλεκτρική δραστηριότητα του εγκεφάλου που παράγει αποδιοργανωτικά συμπτώματα για το άτομο και εκδηλώνεται κλινικά από εναλλαγή στη συμπεριφορά, στην κίνηση, στις αισθήσεις και στη συνειδητότητα. Οι κλινικές συμπεριφορές προηγούνται και στη συνέχεια συνοδεύονται από ηλεκτροεγκεφαλογραφικές αλλαγές. Η αυτόματη ανίχνευση των επιληπτικών κρίσεων μπορεί να αντιμετωπιστεί ως ένα πρόβλημα κατηγοριοποίησης των σημάτων σε κρίσεις ή όχι. Η ανίχνευση μπορεί να πραγματοποιηθεί σε δύο βήματα. Αρχικά εξάγονται χαρακτηριστικά που συλλαμβάνουν την μορφή και στη συνέχεια το διάνυσμα των χαρακτηριστικών δίνεται σε έναν εκπαιδευμένο κατηγοριοποιητή. / The subject of this work is the research of analysis techniques on data coming from neuroimaging systems such as Electroencephalogram. The aim of the data analysis techniques is the detection of specific morphologies of these signals such as the epileptic seizures. A seizure is a sudden breakdown of the neuronal activity of the brain that is clinically manifested by an involuntary alteration in behavior, movement, sensation, or consciousness. These clinical behaviors are preceded and then accompanied by electroencephalographic alterations. The automatic detection of epileptic seizures can be faced as a classification problem of the signals into seizures or non seizures. The detection can be carried out in two steps. Firstly, features which capture the morphology of the epileptic seizures are extracted and then the feature vector is given to an appropriately trained classifier.

The aim of the work was analysis of postictal period - possible changes of motor performance after seizure. Epileptic afterdischarges are induced by stimulation cof ortical sensorimotor area in rat. We will use the intensity to produce human myoclonic seizure in 12-, 18- a 25- days old animals. The youngets and the oldest groups differ by the absence (12-day-old rats) or presence (25-day-old- ones) of postictal refractoriness. Control groups will be formed by intact animals. Individual groups will be observed immidiatelly after seizure and after different intervals. Keywords: epileptic afterdischarge, postictal period, motor performance, laboratory rat, development

Introdução: A vigabatrina (VGB - Gama-Vinil-GABA) é um fármaco que eleva os níveis de GABA no organismo, por inibição irreversível da GABA transaminase, cuja eficácia foi bem demonstrada no controle dos espasmos epilépticos em lactentes, especialmente na síndrome de West secundária à esclerose tuberosa. Há escassez de estudos clínicos evidenciando um possível papel deste fármaco no controle de crises epilépticas neonatais e pouco se sabe sobre o potencial impacto do seu uso nessa faixa etária, seus possíveis efeitos adversos, ou se sua introdução teria associações positivas com controle mais adequado das crises na evolução e melhor desenvolvimento neuropsicomotor da criança. A VGB foi introduzida em nosso serviço como terapia de adição para o controle de crises neonatais refratárias, há vários anos, instigando nossa impressão sobre a eficácia deste medicamento no período neonatal. Objetivos: Avaliar a efetividade do uso da VGB como adjuvante no controle das crises eletrográficas e eletroclínicas do período neonatal e seus efeitos sobre o padrão do eletroencefalograma (EEG); Avaliar a evolução clínica e eletrográfica das crianças durante seguimento ambulatorial; Pesquisar associação entre \"controle de crises neonatais com introdução de VGB\" e diversas características demográficas, clínicas e evolutivas destes recém nascidos; Quantificar e caracterizar a ocorrência de efeitos adversos precoces e durante o seguimento. Pacientes e métodos: Estudo transversal retrospectivo, envolvendo o levantamento dos prontuários de uma amostra de recém-nascidos que receberam VGB como tratamento para crises neonatais refratárias aos fármacos convencionais e status epilepticus, no período de janeiro de 2007 a março de 2014, no Serviço de Neonatologia e Terapia Intensiva Neonatal do HCFMRP-USP, mantendo seguimento ambulatorial por pelo menos 1 ano. Foram avaliados os dados demográficos, etiologia e semiologia clínico-eletroencefalográfica das crises, esquema terapêutico prescrito, indicação da introdução da VGB, tempo de internação e tempo para atingir o controle das crises, evolução clínica e eletrencefalográfica durante a internação e no seguimento ambulatorial, época da suspensão da VGB, além de seus efeitos adversos. Resultados: De 48 recém-nascidos avaliados, 34 (79,2 %) obtiveram controle de crises eletrográficas e/ou clínicas durante o período neonatal, havendo melhora no padrão eletrográfico após a introdução da VGB em 79%. Quanto aos critérios para sua indicação, 33,3% (16 indivíduos) iniciaram VGB devido a falha terapêutica no controle das crises com fenobarbital e/ou fenitoína; 27,1% (13 recém nascidos), pela presença de estado de mal epilético e, em 12 crianças (25%), por falha terapêutica do midazolam. Ao final do primeiro ano de vida, a atividade de base do EEG mostrou-se desorganizada em 58,1% (18 de 29 pacientes que o realizaram aos 12 meses de vida). No seguimento ambulatorial de 38 pacientes, algum grau de atraso do desenvolvimento neuropsicomotor foi detectado em 20 crianças (52,6%); 19 lactentes (39,5%) mantiveram o uso da VGB em politerapia, tendo 22 crianças (57,9%) evoluído com persistência das crises epilépticas. Já 37,8% (14 pacientes) enquadraram-se em um padrão de encefalopatia epiléptica, que correspondeu à síndrome de West em 13,9% (5 de 36 crianças). Quanto ao EEG realizado em 34 crianças nessa fase, 17,6% (6 casos) demonstraram a presença de hipsarritmia, enquanto anormalidades focais ou multifocais foram detectadas em 50% (17 lactentes). A taxa de óbito ao final do primeiro ano foi de 23,3% (10 de 43 crianças analisadas quanto a este dado). Não foi possível comprovar déficit visual relacionado diretamente ao uso da VGB. A variável \"controle de crises no período neonatal com o uso da VGB\" foi associada aos seguintes desfechos clínicos favoráveis: melhora no padrão eletrográfico (92,1%), proporção menor de crianças evoluindo para síndrome de West e outras encefalopatias epilépticas (71,9% não tiveram tal desfecho); menor frequência de hipsarritmia no EEG (92,9% sem hipsarritmia), maior alcance de desenvolvimento neuropsicomotor normal (56,2% com bom desenvolvimento neurológico), menor índice de óbito neonatal (97,4% vivos nesta fase) e durante os primeiros doze meses de vida (87,9%). Conclusão: Acreditamos que a VGB seja uma opção terapêutica efetiva e com adequada relação custo-benefício, a ser implementada no controle de crises epilépticas neonatais refratárias como fármaco adjuvante aos convencionais. Entretanto, estudos randomizados e controlados são necessários para confirmar sua eficácia quando comparada a outros medicamentos disponíveis para uso nesta população, bem como para avaliar seus possíveis efeitos adversos a longo prazo. / Introduction: Vigabatrin (VGB - Gama-Vinil-GABA) is an antiepileptic drug which increases systemic GABA levels by irreversibly inhibiting GABA transaminase, with well demonstrated efficacy in the control of infantile epileptic spasms, specially related to West syndrome due to tuberous sclerosis. Clinical studies demonstrating a possible role of VGB in the control of neonatal seizures are still very scarce and very little is known on the impact of its use at this early age, as well as on its possible side effects or eventual positive associations from its use with more adequate seizure control or better neuropsychomotor development in the outcome. VGB has been used in our service as an add-on therapy for refractory neonatal seizures arising the impression that this could be an effective antiepileptic medication in the neonatal period. Objectives: To evaluate the use of VGB as an add-on medication regarding its effectiveness for the control of neonatal electrographic and electroclinical seizures, as well as its effects over the EEG pattern; To evaluate clinical and electrographic evolution of the children in follow-up; To estimate VGB efficacy on the control of neonatal seizures in relation to the demographical and clinical characteristics of those newborns; To quantify and characterize the occurrence of early and late side effects of this medication along follow-up. Patients and methods: This is a transverse retrospective study carried out through charts analysis from a sample of newborns who received VGB as add-on medication for seizures and/or status epilepticus refractory to conventional drugs, from January 2007 through March 2014, at the Neonatal Intensive Care Service of HCFMRP-USP, keeping follow-up in our institution for at least 1 year. Demographical and etiological data were analyzed, as well as clinical-electrographical semiology, VGB prescription indication, therapeutic schedule, time to reach seizure control, clinical and electrographical evolution while in hospital and at the follow-up, age at VGB withdrawal, besides adverse effects. Results: Among 48 newborns evaluated, 34 (79.2%) reached control of electrographic and/or clinical seizures during neonatal period, with improvement of the EEG pattern after VGB introduction in 79%. As for drug introduction criteria, 33.3% (16 children) were started on VGB due to therapeutic failure of phenobarbital and/or phenytoin; 27.1% (13 newborns), due to status epilepticus and, in 12 babies (25%), due to therapeutic failure of midazolam. By the end of the first year of life, EEG background activity was disorganized in 58.1% (18 out of 29 children who had EEG registered at 12 month of life). Along the one year follow-up of 38 patients, 20 infants (52.6%) showed some degree of neurodevelopmental delay; 19 children (39.5%) remained on VGB in polytherapy, with seizure persistence in 22 (57.9%). Evolution to an epileptic encephalopathy was found in 14 kids (37.8%), with West Syndrome being characterized in 13.9% (5 out of 36 kids). As for the EEG carried out in 34 children at the follow-up, 17.6% (6 cases) showed hypsarrhythmia while focal or multifocal abnormalities were seen in 50% (17 infants). Up to 12 month of life, the death rate was 23.3% (10 out of 43 children evaluated for such endpoint). Visual deficit directly related to VGB use could not be determined. The variable \"seizure control during the neonatal period after VGB use\" was associated to the following endpoints: improvement of the EEG pattern (92,1% of children with seizure control after VGB), lower proportion of children evolving into West syndrome and other epileptic encephalopathies (71.9% did not show such endpoint), lower frequency of hypsarrhythmia in the EEG (92.9% without hypsarrhythmia), better milestones reached regarding neuropsychomotor development (56.2% with good neurological outcome), lower rate of neonatal death (97.4% alive by the end of neonatal period) and along the first year of life (87.9%). Conclusion: VGB is an effective therapeutic option with adequate cost-benefit relationship which should be implemented for the control of refractory neonatal seizures as add-on therapy to conventional drugs. However, controlled randomized studies are necessary to confirm such efficacy as compared to other drugs available for use in the neonatal period, as well as to evaluate its possible long term side effects.

Abstract Novel genetic aetiologies for epileptic encephalopathies and movement disorders have been discovered by using next-generation sequencing methods. The phenotypic and genotypic variability in these conditions is very wide. The aim of this study was to discover novel genetic causes and phenotypes of childhood-onset drug-resistant epilepsy and epileptic or developmental encephalopathies that occur separately or together with movement disorders, and familial movement disorders. Furthermore, the use of whole-exome sequencing (WES) as a diagnostic tool in clinical practice was evaluated. Altogether, 12 children with undefined aetiology, who fulfilled the inclusion criteria, were included in the study. GABRG2 gene was identified as a genetic cause of epileptic encephalopathies. Novel GABRG2-associated phenotypes included progressive neurodegeneration, epilepsy in infancy with migrating focal seizures, and autism spectrum disorder. New pathogenic variants, GABRG2 p.P282T and p.S306F, were discovered. The pathogenic NACC1 variant caused focal epilepsy, developmental disability, bilateral cataracts, and dysautonomia. The novel phenotype associated with the NACC1 p.R298W variant included hyperkinetic movement disorder. SAMD9L was found to be the genetic cause for the familial movement disorder. The phenotype associated with the novel SAMD9L p.I891T variant was very variable. Neuroradiological findings included cerebellar atrophy and periventricular white matter changes. After publication of these results, SAMD9L was reported to be one of the most common genetic aetiologies of childhood bone marrow failure and myelodysplastic syndrome. The pathogenic homozygous MTR variant was found to cause early-onset epileptic encephalopathy that occurred together with movement disorder and haematological disturbances. Drug resistant seizures responded to cofactor and vitamin treatments. Whole-exome sequencing for 10 patients with drug-resistant epilepsy or epileptic or developmental encephalopathy provided a genetic diagnosis for two patients (20%). This study confirmed that, for epileptic encephalopathies and movement disorders in which the genetic causes and phenotypes are heterogeneous and sometimes treatable, WES is a useful tool for diagnostics and in the search for novel aetiologies, which might turn out to be more common than expected. / Tiivistelmä Uusien sekvensointimenetelmien käyttöönotto on mahdollistanut epileptisten enkefalopatioiden ja liikehäiriöiden uusien geneettisten syiden löytymisen. Näissä sairausryhmissä geenien ja ilmiasujen vaihtelevuus on suurta. Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli löytää uusia geneettisiä syitä ja ilmiasuja lapsuusiällä alkavissa vaikeahoitoisissa epilepsioissa ja epileptisissä tai kehityksellisissä joko itsenäisesti tai yhdessä liikehäiriön kanssa esiintyvissä enkefalopatioissa sekä perheittäin esiintyvissä liikehäiriöissä. Lisäksi selvitettiin eksomisekvensoinnin käyttökelpoisuutta kliinisessä diagnostiikassa näiden potilasryhmien kohdalla. Tutkimukseen osallistui yhteensä 12 sisäänottokriteerit täyttävää lasta, joiden sairauden syy oli jäänyt tuntemattomaksi. GABRG2-geenin mutaatiot aiheuttivat epileptisiä enkefalopatioita, joiden uutena ilmiasuna oli etenevä taudinkuva, johon liittyivät aivojen rappeutuminen, migroiva imeväisiän paikallisalkuinen epilepsia sekä autismikirjon häiriö. Tutkimuksessa löydettiin uusia GABRG2-mutaatioita: p.P282T ja p.S306F. NACC1-geenin mutaatio aiheutti epilepsian, kehitysvammaisuuden, molemminpuolisen kaihin ja autonomisen hermoston toiminnan häiriön. Hyperkineettinen liikehäiriö oli uusi NACC1 p.R298W -mutaatioon liittyvä ilmiasu. SAMD9L-geenin mutaatio aiheutti perheessä esiintyvän liikehäiriön. Neurologinen ja hematologinen ilmiasu olivat hyvin vaihtelevia. Aivojen kuvantamislöydöksiin sisältyi pikkuaivojen rappeutumista ja valkoisen aivoaineen muutoksia aivokammioiden ympärillä. Näiden tutkimustulosten julkaisemisen jälkeen SAMD9L-geenin mutaatioiden on todettu olevan yksi yleisimmistä perinnöllisistä luuytimen vajaatoiminnan ja myelodysplasian syistä. Homotsygoottinen MTR-geenin mutaatio aiheutti varhain alkaneen epileptisen enkefalopatian, liikehäiriön ja hematologisen häiriön. Kofaktori- ja vitamiini hoidot vähensivät epileptisiä kohtauksia, joihin tavanomainen lääkitys ei tehonnut. Geneettiset syyt ja ilmiasut ovat epileptisissä enkefalopatioissa ja liikehäiriöissä hyvin vaihtelevia, ja osaan on olemassa spesifi hoito. Eksomisekvensointi on käyttökelpoinen diagnostiikan ja uusien geneettisten syiden etsimisen apuna. Tässä tutkimuksessa eksomisekvensoinnin avulla kymmenestä potilaasta kahdelle (20%) saatiin varmistettua geneettinen diagnoosi.

Die Bedeutung des Immunsystems in der Pathophysiologie von bipolaren Erkrankungen und Epilepsie ist ein aktueller Gegenstand der neuropsychoimmunologischen Forschung. Eine erhöhte Produktion von Zytokinen aufgrund von oxidativem Stress wurde dabei wiederholt als für die Pathophysiologie von Epilepsie und Bipolarer Störung relevant angesehen. In Hinblick auf Veränderungen der Zytokine Interleukin (IL)-1ß, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6 und Tumornekrosefaktor-alpha (TNF-α) wurden z. T. überlappende Ergebnisse bei beiden Erkrankungen beschrieben. Inwiefern diese Zytokine durch Stimmungsstabilisierer und Antiepileptika beeinflusst werden, wurde bisher jedoch nicht systematisch untersucht. In dieser Studie wurden systematisch in-vitro die Konzentrationen von IL-1ß, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-17, IL-22 und TNF-α im stimulierten Blut 14 gesunder Frauen mittels Vollblutverfahren (whole blood assay) nach Zugabe von Stimmungsstabilisierern bzw. Antiepileptika gemessen. Es wurden dabei die Stimmungsstabilisierer bzw. Antiepileptika Primidon, Carbamazepin, Levetiracetam, Lamotrigin, Valproat, Oxcarbazepin, Topiramat, Phenobarbital und Lithium untersucht. Die Ergebnisse lassen darauf schließen, dass der Mechanismus von erwünschter und unerwünschter anderer Wirkung von Stimmungsstabilisierern und Antiepileptika mit der Regulation von IL-1ß, IL-2, IL-22 und TNF-α in Zusammenhang stehen könnte. Getrennt nach den im Vollblutverfahren verwendeten Stimulanzien – Toxic-Shock-Syndrome-Toxin-1 (TSST-1) vs. monoklonaler Antikörper gegen das CD3-Oberflächenantigen (OKT3) in Kombination mit dem 5C3-Antikörper gegen CD40 (OKT3/CD40) – wurden die Ergebnisse in zwei unterschiedlichen Publikationen berichtet, die dieser Promotion zugrunde liegen.

Στην παρούσα μεταπτυχιακή διπλωματική εργασία, η κυματιδιακή ανάλυση (Wavelet Analysis) εφαρμόζεται σε ηλεκτροεγκεφαλικές καταγραφές ασθενών που πάσχουν από επιληψία και σε προκλητά δυναμικά ασθενών που πάσχουν από σχιζοφρένεια και αλκοολισμό, με σκοπό την ανάδειξη παθολογικών προτύπων. Συγκεκριμένα, χρησιμοποιείται ο Διακριτός Κυματιδιακός Μετασχηματισμός (Discrete Wavelet Transform) για την εκτίμηση της Εντροπίας (Entropy) τωνηλεκτροεγκεφαλικών σημάτων. Η Εντροπία είναι ένα μέγεθος το οποίο εκφράζει το βαθμό τάξης ενός σήματος. Βιοσήματα με μεγάλο βαθμό οργάνωσης και περιορισμένο συχνοτικό περιεχόμενο -που θεωρείται ότι εκφράζουν πιο συντονισμένη εγκεφαλική λειτουργία- έχουν χαμηλές τιμές Εντροπίας. Αντίθετα, όσο πιο στοχαστικό είναι ένα σήμα τόσο μεγαλύτερη η τιμή της Εντροπίας του. Για τη μελέτη μας υλοποιήσαμε δύο διαφορετικά μεγέθη Εντροπίας, την Κυματιδιακή Εντροπία (Wavelet Entropy) και την Εντροπία Renyi (Renyi Entropy), τα οποία έχουν διαφορετικές σχέσεις ορισμού αλλά εκφράζουν και τα δύο το βαθμό τάξης των αναλυόμενων σημάτων. Τα αποτελέσματα της ανάλυσης αποκαλύπτουν ότι και τα δύο αυτά μεγέθη Εντροπίας κατορθώνουν να εντοπίσουν την επιληπτική κρίση, καθώς η τιμή τους διαφοροποιείται κατά τη διάρκειά της σε σχέση με την τιμή τους πριν από αυτή. Ακόμα, στατιστική ανάλυση των αποτελεσμάτων για προκλητά δυναμικά αποκαλύπτει ότι είναι δυνατός ο διαχωρισμός των παθολογικών καταγραφών (σχιζοφρενών ή αλκοολικών) από αυτές υγιών μαρτύρων, σε συγκεκριμένες περιοχές ενδιαφέροντος των σημάτων. / Wavelet Analysis of EEG during epileptic seizures and evoked potentials of patients suffering from schizophrenia and alcoholism was carried out in the present project. Discrete Wavelet Transform was used to estimate the Entropy of patients’ biosignals. Entropy is a measure of the degree of order of a signal -and subsequently of the system it represents- also reflecting the complexity of its power spectrum. An ordered activity, like a sinusoidal signal, is manifested as a narrow peak in the frequency domain which corresponds to a low entropy value. On the other extreme, a disordered activity (e.g. the one generated by pure noise or by a deterministic chaotic system) will have a wide band response, thus being reflected in higher entropies. In our research we used two differently defined Entropies, Wavelet Entropy and Renyi Entropy, both revealing the degree of order of the signal. Results show that both Entropy measures accomplish the goal they were used for. They manage to detect the epileptic seizure as their value clearly decreased during seizure compared to the pre-ictal value. Also, statistically significant differences were observed between entropy values of ERPs of healthy subjects and patients suffering from schizophrenia and alcoholism.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-22T20:50:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-03-25 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / Objetivos: avaliar a evolução clínica e eletrencefalográfica em 28 pacientes que tiveram diagnóstico de Síndrome de West (SW). Métodos: estudo retrospectivo no qual foram incluídos pacientes que tiveram diagnóstico clínico e eletrográfico de SW e admitidos para seguimento no Hospital São Paulo da Universidade Federal de São Paulo / Escola Paulista de Medicina, entre março de 2006 e dezembro de 2007. Todos foram submetidos a avaliações periódicas durante o tratamento da SW, incluindo VEEG e, no mínimo, um exame de VEEG, com duração de 6 a 12 horas, após o controle da SW por pelo menos um ano. Foram analisados dados demográficos, freqüência e semiologia das crises. Os EEGs e os VEEGs foram revisados para a quantificação e classificação das alterações eletrencefalográficas e das crises epilépticas. Resultados: a amostra foi composta por 28 pacientes com tempo médio de seguimento de 46,5 ± 13 meses, sendo 19 do sexo masculino (68%) e 9 (32%) do sexo feminino. A média de idade na admissão foi 10,5 ± 6,3 meses. Todos os pacientes apresentaram algum grau de atraso no DNPM. Os pacientes foram subdivididos em 2 grupos, criptogênicos (5 casos) e sintomáticos (23 casos). Dos 28 pacientes 16 (57%) evoluíram com crises epilépticas ao final do estudo e 12 (43%) evoluíram sem crises. Do total, 13 (46%) tiveram recidiva da SW. Dentre os 5 criptogênicos 4 (80%) evoluíram com controle de crises e dentre os 23 sintomáticos, apenas 8 (34,7%) evoluíram com controle das crises. Apenas 10,7% dos pacientes evoluíram para SLG (todos do grupo sintomático), permanecendo com crises de difícil controle até o final do seguimento. Dos que permaneceram com crises, 35,7% evoluíram para epilepsia focal, 14,2% com epilepsia generalizada e 7,1% tiveram ambos tipos de crises, focal e generalizada, sendo classificados como epilepsia indeterminada. Conclusões: A maioria dos casos de SW evoluiu para epilepsia focal, portanto, a SLG não foi a síndrome mais freqüente em nosso estudo. O grupo de pacientes sintomáticos apresentou pior evolução quanto ao controle das crises quando comparado com o grupo criptogênico. O tempo de duração da SW também influenciou na evolução. Recidiva da SW tem alta correlação com pior prognóstico. / Objectives: The goal of this study was to evaluate the clinical and electroencephalographic evolution of 28 patients that had WS. Patients and Methods: Retrospective study in which we included patients who had clinical diagnosis and electrographic of WS and admitted in the Hospital São Paulo, Federal University of São Paulo / Escola Paulista de Medicina, between March 2006 and December 2007, who had been submitted to periodic evaluations during treatment of SW, including video-EEG (VEEG) and, after controlling the same, at least, an examination of VEEG, lasting from 6 to 12 hours after the SW under control for at least 1 year. They were revised the handbooks of these patients for analysis of demographic data, frequency and semiology of seizures. The EEGs along the follow-up and the VEEGs were also reviewed for the quantification and classification of electroencephalographic changes and of epileptic seizures. Results: The sample consisted of 28 patients with mean follow-up of 46,5 ± 13 months, with 19 males (68%) and 9 (32%) female. The mean age at admission was 10,5 ± 6,3 months. All patients had some degree of delay in DNPM. The patients were divided into 2 groups, cryptogenics (5 cases) and symptomatics (23 cases). Of the 28 patients 16 (57%) evolved with seizures the end of the study and 12 (43%) evolved without crises. Of the total of patients, 13 (46%) had recurrence of the SW. Of the 5 cryptogenics 4 (80%) evolved with control of seizures and of the 23 symptomatic patients, only 8 (34,7%) evolved with control of the seizures. Only 10,7% of patients evolved to SLG (all of the symptomatic group) and remained with these crises difficult to control until the end of follow up. Of those who remain with crises, 35,7% evolved to focal epilepsy, 14,2% with generalized epilepsy and 7,1% had both types of crises, focal and generalized, being classified as undetermined epilepsy. Conclusions: The SLG wasn’t the evolution most frequent of the SW in our study. The most of these cases evolved with focal epilepsy. The group of symptomatic patients presented worse evolution in the control of seizures when compared with the group criptogenic. The time in which the patient remained in SW seems also influence the evolution. Recurrence of the SW has high correlation with poor prognosis. / TEDE / BV UNIFESP: Teses e dissertações