Article
[Epilepsy. Classification and genetics].
Therapeutische Umschau. Revue therapeutique - 1 Nov 2001
Dorn T
Abstract excerpt
A common symptom of epilepsies are recurrent unprovoked epileptic seizures. These can be classified as focal or generalised. Thus, we can speak of focal or generalised epilepsies. Considering the rest of the medical history and the results of EEG and brain imaging the terms idiopathic, symptomatic and cryptogenic (i.e. probably symptomatic) are used to further characterise an epilepsy in a single patient. These...
Topics
- Electroencephalography
- Epilepsy
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Syndrome
