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<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4325583/pdf/i1535-7511-14-6-339.pdf epilepsy is not resolved. Epilepsy Currents 14 2014]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4325583/pdf/i1535-7511-14-6-339.pdf epilepsy is not resolved. Epilepsy Currents 14 2014]</ref>
<ref>https://www.ligaepilepsia.cl/epilepsias/tipos-de-epilepsia</ref>
<ref>https://www.ligaepilepsia.cl/epilepsias/tipos-de-epilepsia</ref>
Berg et al.2010 Revised terminology and concepts for organization of seizures and epilepsies: report of the ILAE Commission on Classification and Terminology, 2005–2009 Epilepsia  51 676-685
<ref>Annie T Berg et al.2010 Revised terminology and concepts for organization of seizures and epilepsies: report of the ILAE Commission on Classification and Terminology, 2005–2009 [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02522.x/epdf Epilepsia  51 676-685]</ref>
[http://www.ilae.org/visitors/centre/documents/OrganizationEpilepsy-overview.pdf ILIA Overview]
[http://www.ilae.org/visitors/centre/documents/OrganizationEpilepsy-overview.pdf ILIA Overview]
===See also===
===See also===

Revision as of 21:51, 25 July 2015

Classification of ethiology could divided in four categories:

  • idiopathic epilepsy
  • symptomatic epilepsy
  • provoked epilepsy
  • cryptogenic epilepsy

[1] It is difficult to distinguish between genetic and cryptogenic syndromes.

Morbility data is difficult to interpret when WHO[2] states 50 millions persons suffers epilepsy[3]

nonadherence appears to be associated with increased health care costs, nevertheless XR-medicine appears as strategy to overcome compliance wih AED[4]

Medicines

type  ,,, ,,,,
INN  Generic slow release
carbamazepine  normal xr
lamotrigine  normal xr
levetiracetam  normal xr
oxcarbazepine  ... xr
phenitoin  ... xr
valproate  xr
topiramate  xr

AED

ILAE Classification

[5] [6] [7] [8] ILIA Overview

See also

A new perspective for Epileptic Disorders

Links

Prevalence and cost of nonadherence with antiepileptic drugs in an adult managed care population

Dravet's syndrome

References

References:
  1. ↑ The etiologic classification of epilepsy
  2. ↑ http://www.who.int/en/
  3. ↑ (Chung 2015)
  4. ↑ (Davis et al 2008)
  5. ↑ http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs999/en/
  6. ↑ epilepsy is not resolved. Epilepsy Currents 14 2014
  7. ↑ https://www.ligaepilepsia.cl/epilepsias/tipos-de-epilepsia
  8. ↑ Annie T Berg et al.2010 Revised terminology and concepts for organization of seizures and epilepsies: report of the ILAE Commission on Classification and Terminology, 2005–2009 Epilepsia 51 676-685
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