The diagnosis of epilepsies

J R Coll Physicians Lond. 1996 Mar-Apr;30(2):122-7.

Abstract

Vague labels such as "epilepsy', "grand mal' or "seizures' are detrimental to patient care, and should be universally abandoned in favour of the syndromic diagnosis of epilepsies.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electroencephalography
  • Epilepsy / classification
  • Epilepsy / diagnosis*
  • Epilepsy / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Prognosis
  • Syndrome