Epilepsy-Seizures Information
Symptoms
Epileptic seizures are symptoms of neurologic dysfunction and are but one manifestation of many neurologic diseases. Like any other syndrome in medicine, an epileptic syndrome is a group of signs and symptoms that share a common pathogenesis, prognosis, and response to treatment.
In 1989, the ILAE developed a classification of epileptic syndromes. At present, a task force is revising this syndromic classification. The current system comprises 2 major categories: localization-related syndromes and generalized-onset syndromes. Physicians would ideally classify their patients' seizures by using the classification for seizure types and make a syndromic diagnosis if possible.
Localization-related epilepsies and syndromes
Idiopathic with age-related onset
Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes
Childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms
Symptomatic
Mesial Temporal Lobe Sclerosis
Generalized epilepsies and syndromes
Idiopathic with age-related onset
Benign neonatal familial convulsions
Benign neonatal convulsions
Benign myoclonic epilepsy of infancy
Childhood absence epilepsy (pyknolepsy)
Juvenile absence epilepsy
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME)
Epilepsy with grand mal seizures on awakening
Idiopathic and/or symptomatic infantile spasms
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Epilepsy with myoclonic astatic seizures
Epilepsy with myoclonic absences
Symptomatic
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