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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(BPT) - Corey Patrick, 37, has experienced partial-onset seizures since the age of four – at times as frequently as five per day. He is one of nearly 2.2 million Americans affected by epilepsy,[1] a ...

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 ...

Epilepsy surgery has been shown to be an effective treatment for patients with intractable epilepsy. The only randomized controlled trial conducted in this setting to date found a dramatic advantage ...

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 ...