International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset at a variable age: position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

Riney, K. et al. (2022) International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset at a variable age: position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions. Epilepsia, 63(6), pp. 1443-1474. (doi: 10.1111/epi.17240) (PMID:35503725)

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to provide updated diagnostic criteria for the epilepsy syndromes that have a variable age of onset, based on expert consensus of the International League Against Epilepsy Nosology and Definitions Taskforce (2017–2021). We use language consistent with current accepted epilepsy and seizure classifications and incorporate knowledge from advances in genetics, electroencephalography, and imaging. Our aim in delineating the epilepsy syndromes that present at a variable age is to aid diagnosis and to guide investigations for etiology and treatments for these patients.

• Item Type: Articles
• Keywords: Epilepsy with reading‐induced seizures, focal epilepsy syndromes, mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis, progressive myoclonus epilepsies, Rasmussen syndrome.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Zuberi, Dr Sameer
• Authors: Riney, K., Bogacz, A., Somerville, E., Hirsch, E., Nabbout, R., Scheffer, I. E., Zuberi, S. M., Alsaadi, T., Jain, S., French, J., Specchio, N., Trinka, E., Wiebe, S., Auvin, S., Cabral‐Lim, L., Naidoo, A., Perucca, E., Moshé, S. L., Wirrell, E. C., and Tinuper, P.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing
• Journal Name: Epilepsia
• Publisher: Wiley
• ISSN: 0013-9580
• ISSN (Online): 1528-1167
• Published Online: 03 May 2022
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Epilepsia 63(6): 1443-1474
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License