Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is a rare disease characterized by severe epilepsy diagnosed by a neurologist or neuropediatrician, which causes seizures, sometimes with loss of consciousness. It is usually accompanied by delayed mental development.
This syndrome occurs in children and is more common in boys, between the 2nd and the 6th year of life, being less common after 10 years of age and rarely appears in adulthood. In addition, it is more likely that children who already have another form of epilepsy, such as West syndrome for example, will develop this disease.
Does Lennox syndrome have a cure?
There is no cure for Lennox syndrome however with treatment it is possible to decrease the symptoms that define it.
Treatment
The treatment of Lennox syndrome in addition to physical therapy, involves taking painkillers and anticonvulsants and is more successful when there is no brain damage.
This disease is usually resistant to the use of some medications, however the use of Nitrazepam and Diazepam with a medical prescription has shown positive results in the treatment.
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy complements drug treatment and serves to prevent motor and respiratory complications, improving the patient's motor coordination. Hydrotherapy can be another form of treatment.
Symptoms of Lennox syndrome
Symptoms involve daily seizures, short-term loss of consciousness, excessive salivation and watering.
The diagnosis is only confirmed after repeated electroencephalogram exams to determine the frequency and form in which the seizures happen and to fit all the standard features of the syndrome.
