ILAE Official Report: A practical clinical definition of epilepsy

S. Fisher, Robert; Acevedo, Carlos; Arzimanoglou, Alexis; Bogacz, Alicia; Helen Cross, J.; E. Elger, Christian; Engel, Jerome; Forsgren, Lars; A. French, Jacqueline; Glynn, Mike; C. Hesdorffer, Dale; Lee, B.I.; W. Mathern, Gary; L. Moshé, Solomon; Perucca, Emilio; E. Scheffer, Ingrid; Tomson, Torbjörn; Watanabe, Masako; Wiebe, Samuel

doi:10.1111/epi.12550

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ILAE Official Report: A practical clinical definition of epilepsy

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Authors:

Robert S. Fisher

Carlos Acevedo

Alexis Arzimanoglou

Abstract

Summary Epilepsy was defined conceptually in 2005 as a disorder of the brain characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate epileptic seizures. This definition is usually practically applied as having two unprovoked seizures >24 h apart. The International League Against Epilepsy ( ILAE) acc...

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