Background: Benign infantile seizures are a common form of idiopathic seizures in infants, but infrequently reported.
Case characteristics: Four cases identified over a 9-month period.
Observation: All had a cluster of focal seizures, normal development and no abnormality on hematological and biochemical work-up.
Outcome: No recurrence of seizures over a follow-up of 5 to 9 months.
Message: Identification of this syndrome has important therapeutic and prognostic implications.