articleEpilepsiaMay 3, 2022HYBRID OA

International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset at a variable age: position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

KRKate RineyABAlicia BogaczESErnest SomervilleÉHÉdouard HirschRNRima Nabbout

The University of Queensland · Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service · +42 more institutions

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Abstract

The goal of this paper is to provide updated diagnostic criteria for the epilepsy syndromes that have a variable age of onset, based on expert consensus of the International League Against Epilepsy Nosology and Definitions Taskforce (2017-2021). We use language consistent with current accepted epilepsy and seizure classifications and incorporate knowledge from advances in genetics, electroencephalography, and imaging. Our aim in delineating the epilepsy syndromes that present at a variable age is to aid diagnosis and to guide investigations for etiology and treatments for these patients.

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  • Nosology
  • Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy syndromes
  • Etiology
  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Electroencephalography
  • Pediatrics
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