Benign epilepsy of children with complex partial seizures following febrile convulsions.

Among the partial epilepsies with complex partial seizures (CPS) following febrile convulsions (FC), there is an idiopathic epilepsy with extremely benign outcome, characterized by: 1) no past history suggesting brain insult, no underlying brain lesions, no neurological abnormalities, no mental retardation; 2) a high incidence of a positive family history of FC or benign epilepsy; 3) no past history of prolonged febrile convulsions; 4) EEG spike foci other than anterior temporal ones; 5) CPS easily controlled with full recovery.