Antiseizure medications for adults with epilepsy: a review

AM Kanner, MM Bicchi - Jama, 2022‏ - jamanetwork.com
Importance Epilepsy affects approximately 65 million people worldwide. Persistent seizures
are associated with a 20% to 40% risk of bodily injuries (eg, fractures, burns, concussions) …

The epidemiology of epilepsy

E Beghi - Neuroepidemiology, 2020‏ - karger.com
Epilepsy is a chronic disease of the brain characterized by an enduring (ie, persisting)
predisposition to generate seizures, unprovoked by any immediate central nervous system …

International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in childhood: Position paper by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology …

N Specchio, EC Wirrell, IE Scheffer, R Nabbout… - …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The 2017 International League Against Epilepsy classification has defined a three‐
tier system with epilepsy syndrome identification at the third level. Although a syndrome …

ILAE classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in neonates and infants: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

SM Zuberi, E Wirrell, E Yozawitz, JM Wilmshurst… - …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Task Force on Nosology and
Definitions proposes a classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes in the neonate …

ILAE definition of the idiopathic generalized epilepsy syndromes: position statement by the ILAE task force on nosology and definitions

E Hirsch, J French, IE Scheffer, A Bogacz, T Alsaadi… - …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In 2017, the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Classification of
Epilepsies described the “genetic generalized epilepsies”(GGEs), which contained the …

Methodology for classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with list of syndromes: report of the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

EC Wirrell, R Nabbout, IE Scheffer, T Alsaadi… - …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Epilepsy syndromes have been recognized for> 50 years, as distinct electroclinical
phenotypes with therapeutic and prognostic implications. Nonetheless, no formally accepted …

Epilepsy in adults

RD Thijs, R Surges, TJ O'Brien, JW Sander - The lancet, 2019‏ - thelancet.com
Epilepsy is one of the most common serious brain conditions, affecting over 70 million
people worldwide. Its incidence has a bimodal distribution with the highest risk in infants and …

Neuroinflammatory pathways as treatment targets and biomarkers in epilepsy

A Vezzani, S Balosso, T Ravizza - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2019‏ - nature.com
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease characterized by an enduring propensity for
generation of seizures. The pathogenic processes of seizure generation and recurrence are …

The pharmacology and clinical efficacy of antiseizure medications: from bromide salts to cenobamate and beyond

W Löscher, P Klein - CNS drugs, 2021‏ - Springer
Epilepsy is one of the most common and disabling chronic neurological disorders.
Antiseizure medications (ASMs), previously referred to as anticonvulsant or antiepileptic …

Epilepsy—definition, classification, pathophysiology, and epidemiology

J Falco-Walter - Seminars in neurology, 2020‏ - thieme-connect.com
Seizures affect the lives of 10% of the global population and result in epilepsy in 1 to 2% of
people around the world. Current knowledge about etiology, diagnosis, and treatments for …