ABSTRACT

A young girl presented in 1992 with a history of four generalized tonic-clonic seizures that had begun at the age of 13 years. She had no history of febrile convulsions, absences or myoclonic jerks. A scalp EEG showed occasional generalized sharp waves, and a brain computed tomography (CT) scan was normal. She was started on carbamazepine 500 mg/day.