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    Attention COACH STUDY participants:

    The principal investigators of the study request that you use the official version of the modified score here.

    Refractory Epilepsy Screening Tool for Lennox–Gastaut Syndrome (REST-LGS)

    Provides diagnostic criteria for Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome can be one of the most challenging epileptic disorders to identify. Because of this, this study used expert consensus to develop criteria to aid in its diagnosis. This study still requires external validation.

    When to Use

    Do you use the Refractory Epilepsy Screening Tool for Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (REST-LGS) and want to contribute your expertise? Join our contributor team!

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    Dr. Jesus Eric Piña-Garza

    About the Creator

    Jesus Eric Piña Garza, MD, is a professor of neurology and pediatrics at Children's Hospital at Centennial Medical Center in Tennessee. He is also the director of the department of pediatric epilepsy. Dr. Piña-Garza's primary research is focused on the management of pediatric seizure disorders.

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    MDCalc loves calculator creators – researchers who, through intelligent and often complex methods, discover tools that describe scientific facts that can then be applied in practice. These are real scientific discoveries about the nature of the human body, which can be invaluable to physicians taking care of patients.
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