Dravet syndrome in a 13-year-old child

Dravet syndrome is a rare genetic epilepsy syndrome of infancy and childhood. It is characterized by occurrence of protracted febrile seizures in a normal infant followed by development of multiple seizure types and psychomotor retardation. Identifying Dravet syndrome is important, as early detection of the condition in a child presenting with febrile seizures will facilitate institution of appropriate management. We describe the rare occurrence of Dravet syndrome in a 13-year-old child who presented with mental retardation and seizures of 12 years duration.