An expert task force has created a new definition for epilepsy that refines the scope of patients diagnosed with this brain disease. The study provides a greater level of detail to diagnose epilepsy ...

Researchers found that 62.1% of patients were diagnosed with epilepsy, following the new International League Against Epilepsy criteria. HealthDay News — The new International League Against Epilepsy ...

The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) has expanded the definition of epilepsy to incorporate a single unprovoked seizure with a probability of future seizures. The new definition also ...

December 11, 2009 (Boston, Massachusetts) — An International League Against Epilepsy task force has developed a first-ever global consensus definition of drug-resistant epilepsy. Presenting here at ...

Cerebrovascular disease is the most frequently identified antecedent of new-onset seizures or epilepsy in industrialized countries. Three recent publications have evaluated the risk of epilepsy ...

Absence seizure: Also known as "dialeptic seizure" or "petit mal seizure," a seizure that causes a brief loss of awareness. During an absence seizure, the person stops any activity and stares blankly.

A series of conceptual reconsiderations and therapeutic advances in recent years has resulted in meaningful changes in the classification, diagnosis, and treatment of epilepsy. The first step in ...

If you have epilepsy and are thinking about getting pregnant, you probably have some important questions. Is it safe for me to get pregnant? Will having epilepsy make it harder for me to conceive? If ...

An expert task force has created a new definition for epilepsy that refines the scope of patients diagnosed with this brain disease. The study published in Epilepsia, a journal published by Wiley on ...

A new definition for epilepsy that refines the scope of patients diagnosed with this brain disease has been created by an expert task force. The study published in Epilepsia, a journal published by ...