Modern technology calls for a modern approach to classification of epileptic seizures and the epilepsies

Abstract

Summary In the last 10–15 years the ILAE Commission on Classification and Terminology has been presenting proposals to modernize the current ILAE Classification of Epileptic Seizures and Epilepsies. These proposals were discussed extensively in a series of articles published recently in Epilepsia and Epilepsy Currents . There is almost universal consensus that the availability of new diagnostic techniques as also of a modern understanding of epilepsy calls for a complete revision of the Classification of Epileptic Seizures and Epilepsies. Unfortunately, however, the Commission is still not prepared to take a bold step ahead and completely revisit our approach to classification of epileptic seizures and epilepsies. In this manuscript we critically analyze the current proposals of the Commission and make suggestions for a classification system that reflects modern diagnostic techniques and our current understanding of epilepsy.

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Affiliated Institutions

• Kyoto University JP
• University of Missouri US
• University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center US
• Rush University Medical Center US
• Diakonie Kork DE
• Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital IN
• Clinics Hospital of Ribeirão Preto BR
• University of South Florida US
• University College London GB
• Klinikum Osnabrück DE
• Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá CO
• University of Saint Mary US
• Philipps University of Marburg DE
• Tampa General Hospital US
• Medical University of South Carolina US
• University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan JP

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