benign rolandic epilepsy accounts for about 15% of the cases of epilepsy in children. on average children are between 6 and 8 years old when they first develop seizures from benign rolandic epilepsy. adults aren't affected by this form of epilepsy though. it's called "rolandic" because seizures originate in the rolandic area of the brain. that's the area that controls the face. because these seizures begin in a specific part of the brain they are called partial seizures. benign rolandic epilepsy is also called benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes. this refers to a pattern of brain waves it often creates on an electroencephalogram.
what is benign rolandic epilepsy?