articleEpilepsiaMay 3, 2022HYBRID OA

Methodology for classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with list of syndromes: Report of the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

EWElaine WirrellRNRima NabboutIEIngrid E. SchefferTATaoufik AlsaadiABAlicia Bogacz

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Abstract

Epilepsy syndromes have been recognized for >50 years, as distinct electroclinical phenotypes with therapeutic and prognostic implications. Nonetheless, no formally accepted International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classification of epilepsy syndromes has existed. The ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions was established to reach consensus regarding which entities fulfilled criteria for an epilepsy syndrome and to provide definitions for each syndrome. We defined an epilepsy syndrome as "a characteristic cluster of clinical and electroencephalographic features, often supported by specific etiological findings (structural, genetic, metabolic, immune, and infectious)." The diagnosis of a syndrome in an…

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  • Nosology
  • Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy syndromes
  • Etiology
  • Psychogenic disease
  • Psychology
  • Medicine
  • Psychiatry
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