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The etiologic classification of epilepsy

Simon D Shorvon. Epilepsia. 2011 Jun.

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Abstract

The etiology of epilepsy is a major determinant of clinical course and prognosis, yet the current classifications of epilepsy do not list etiology in any detail. In this article, a classification (database) of the etiologies of epilepsy is proposed. In this scheme, the etiology of epilepsy is divided into four categories: idiopathic, symptomatic, provoked, and cryptogenic. These are defined and subcategories are proposed. A commentary addressing the following points is included: problems associated with assigning causation, symptomatic versus idiopathic epilepsy, focal versus generalized epilepsy, acquired epilepsy, acute symptomatic epilepsy, risk factor analysis, provoked epilepsy genetic and developmental epilepsy, and epilepsy as a disease not a symptom.

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• The etiologic classification of epilepsy.
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• New classification proposals for epilepsy: a real advancement in the nosography of the disease?
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• Networks and systems, conceptualizations, and research.
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• In support of the ILAE Commission classification proposal.
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