The etiologic classification of epilepsy

被引：238

作者：

Shorvon, Simon D. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UCL, UCL Inst Neurol, London, England

来源：

EPILEPSIA | 2011年 / 52卷 / 06期

关键词：

Epilepsy; Cause; Classification; Etiology; Idiopathic epilepsy; Symptomatic epilepsy; Provoked epilepsy; SEIZURES; TERMINOLOGY; ORGANIZATION;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03041.x

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

100204 [神经病学];

摘要：

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.

引用

页码：1052 / 1057

页数：6

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