The new definition and classification of seizures and epilepsy

•The newly updated classifications of seizures and epilepsy are reviewed.•Important additions, changes, and reasons for why these changes have been made are discussed.•How these classification updates may impact patients, clinicians and researchers is explored. This review discusses the updated clas...

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Published in:Epilepsy research 2018-01, Vol.139, p.73-79
Main Authors: Falco-Walter, Jessica J., Scheffer, Ingrid E., Fisher, Robert S.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Classification
Epilepsy
Epilepsy - classification
Focal
Generalized
Humans
Partial
Seizures
Seizures - classification
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Summary:•The newly updated classifications of seizures and epilepsy are reviewed.•Important additions, changes, and reasons for why these changes have been made are discussed.•How these classification updates may impact patients, clinicians and researchers is explored. This review discusses the updated classifications of seizures and the epilepsies, which were recently published by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE). While it is always a challenge to learn a new classification system, particularly one that has remained essentially unchanged for over three decades, these new classifications allow for the inclusion of some previously unclassifiable seizure types and utilize more intuitive terminology. In this review, we specifically discuss the use of these new classifications for patients, clinicians, and researchers.
ISSN:0920-1211
1872-6844
DOI:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.11.015