What Is Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome?
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (or LGS) is a type of epilepsy. It causes a person to have many different types of seizures. It also causes cognitive problems, intellectual impairment and behavior issues.
Seizures associated with LGS begin between the ages of 1 and 7. In children, the incidence is estimated at 2 per 100,000. LGS accounts for only 1-8% of all childhood epilepsies. It is slightly more common in boys than girls.
This epilepsy syndrome is named after two researchers who helped the medical field identify and understand it.