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longterm prognosis seizures begin childhood uncertainwe prospectively studied 245 children catchment area turku university hospital turku finland active epilepsy diagnosed 1961 1964 sixtyeight patients 28 percent idiopathic seizures presumed genetic origin 54 22 percent cryptogenic seizures occurring otherwise normal persons clear cause 123 50 percent remote symptomatic seizures immediate cause occurring persons prior brain injury static encephalopathyat final followup 1992 sufficient data 220 patients 90 percent 176 alive 44 died remaining 25 emigrated could traced declined participate thirtynine patients died free seizures time death 33 remote symptomatic seizures among surviving patients 112 64 percent seizurefree least five years including 83 47 percent taking antiepileptic medications important predictors seizurefree least five years rapid response therapy defined reduction frequency seizures 75 100 percent within three months beginning treatment diagnosis idiopathic seizures compared matched control group 99 patients epilepsy initial neurologic impairment similar socioeconomic status similar rates passing examination given 12 years school significantly patients however completed six years school relative risk 213 unemployed relative risk 376 married relative risk 350 children relative risk 300although majority patients epilepsy childhood free seizures time become adults increased risk social educational problems patients whose epilepsy remit also increased risk death