•Baraitser-Winter cerebrofrontofacial syndrome (BWMS) is caused by actin gene mutations.•Key features of BWMS are ptosis, hypertelorism, iris colobomata, and mental retardation.•Generalized epilepsy is seen in half of those with BWMS.•Seizures in BWMS can be absence, myoclonic, tonic, or tonic-clonic.