Instruction manual for the  ILAE  2017 operational classification of seizure types

Fisher, Robert S.; Cross, J. Helen; D’Souza, Carol; French, Jacqueline A.; Haut, Sheryl R.; Higurashi, Norimichi; Hirsch, Édouard; Jansen, Floor E.; Lagae, Lieven; Moshé, Solomon L.; Peltola, Jukka; Perez, Eliane Roulet; Scheffer, Ingrid E.; Schulze‐Bonhage, Andreas; Somerville, Ernest; Sperling, Michael R.; Yacubian, Elza Márcia Targas; Zuberi, Sameer M.

doi:10.1111/epi.13671

articleEpilepsiaMar 8, 2017BRONZE OA

Instruction manual for the ILAE 2017 operational classification of seizure types

RSRobert S. Fisher JHJ. Helen Cross CDCarol D’Souza JAJacqueline A. French SRSheryl R. Haut

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This companion paper to the introduction of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) 2017 classification of seizure types provides guidance on how to employ the classification. Illustration of the classification is enacted by tables, a glossary of relevant terms, mapping of old to new terms, suggested abbreviations, and examples. Basic and extended versions of the classification are available, depending on the desired degree of detail. Key signs and symptoms of seizures (semiology) are used as a basis for categories of seizures that are focal or generalized from onset or with unknown onset. Any focal seizure can further be optionally characterized by whether awareness is retained or impaired. Impaired…

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Seizure types
Semiology
Psychology
Epilepsy
Tonic (physiology)
Neuroscience
Medicine

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