Definition and classification of epilepsy. Classification of epileptic seizures 2016
https://doi.org/10.17650/2073-8803-2017-12-1-08-20
Abstract
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases, especially in childhood and adolescence. The incidence varies from 15 to 113 cases per 100 000 population with the maximum among children under 1 year old. The prevalence of epilepsy is high, ranging from 5 to 8 cases (in some regions – 10 cases) per 1000 children under 15 years old. Classification of the disease has great importance for diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. The article presents a novel strategy for classification of epileptic seizures, developed in 2016. It contains a number of brand new concepts, including a very important one, saying that some seizures, previously considered as generalized or focal only, can be, in fact, both focal and generalized. They include tonic, atonic, myoclonic seizures and epileptic spasms. The term “secondarily generalized seizure” is replace by the term “bilateral tonic-clonic seizure” (as soon as it is not a separate type of epileptic seizures, and the term reflects the spread of discharge from any area of cerebral cortex and evolution of any types of focal seizures). International League Against Epilepsy recommends to abandon the term “pseudo-epileptic seizures” and replace it by the term “psychogenic non-epileptic seizures”. If a doctor is not sure that seizures have epileptic nature, the term “paroxysmal event” should be used without specifying the disease. The conception of childhood epileptic encephalopathies, developed within this novel classification project, is one of the most significant achievements, since in this case not only the seizures, but even epileptiform activity can induce severe disorders of higher mental functions. In addition to detailed description of the new strategy for classification of epileptic seizures, the article contains a comprehensive review of the existing principles of epilepsy and epileptic seizures classification.
About the Author
K. Yu. Mukhin
Svt. Luka’s Institute of Child Neurology and Epilepsy
Russian Federation
6 Svetlaya St., Puchkovo Village, Pervomayskoe Settlement, Moscow 143397, Russia
Russian Federation
6 Svetlaya St., Puchkovo Village, Pervomayskoe Settlement, Moscow 143397, Russia
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Mukhin K.Yu. Definition and classification of epilepsy. Classification of epileptic seizures 2016. Russian Journal of Child Neurology. 2017;12(1):8-20. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17650/2073-8803-2017-12-1-08-20
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