[Info] New Terms & Concepts for Seizures & Epilepsy

[Cint]

From the ILAE Commission, they have come up with a new classification of seizures:

The Epilepsy Foundation

Experts in epilepsy have developed a new way of organizing seizures and epilepsy that reflects more recent advances in the science and understanding of the brain and seizures. These terms don’t change what occurs during a seizure, or their treatment, but offer a different way of naming seizures. Here's a few questions to help you understand the differences..........

http://www.epilepsy.com/learn/types-seizures/new-terms-and-concepts-seizures-and-epilepsy

 

[Janus]

Thank you Cint. I really have a better language for describing my FOCAL-Abscence, sometimes secondary generalized.

 

[SlimBlue]

Cheers Cint- very useful.

*bookmarked.