Table 2.
Common structural causes of pediatric epilepsy
| Structural causes | n |
|---|---|
| White matter dysplasia | 9 |
| Encephalatrophy | 4 |
| White matter myelination insufficiency | 15 |
| Agenesis of corpus callosum | 9 |
| Cortical dysplasia | 11 |
| Leukomalacia | 9 |
| Demyelinating disease | 6 |
| Hydrocephalus | 3 |
| Delayed myelination (white matter) | 6 |
| Sequelae of viral encephalitis | 1 |
| Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury | 1 |
| Subdural effusion | 1 |
| Subdural hemorrhage | 1 |
| Widening and dilatation of the ventricle and lateral ventricle | 11 |
| Basilar invagination | 1 |
| Tuberous sclerosis | 3 |
| Hippocampal sclerosis (focal cortical dysplasia FCD Ib) | 1 |
| Cerebral dysplasia | 4 |
| Hippocampal dysplasia | 5 |
| Macrogyria | 2 |
| Polygyri | 1 |
| Gray matter shift | 1 |