ABSTRACT
Benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) is also still frequently referred to as benign rolandic epilepsy. It is the most common of the idiopathic partial epilepsies of childhood (IPEC) and ranks second in incidence behind only childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) in children under 15 years of age. It is classified as ‘‘benign’’ by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) because it has a generally favorable prognosis and is almost always outgrown by age 18 regardless of anticonvulsant intervention.
