Seizures and Epilepsy Syndrome

The classification of seizures and epilepsy syndromes has undergone a long evolutionary process, such as the classification of seizures in the 1950s and 1970s, which are mainly divided into idiopathic epilepsy and secondary epilepsy according to the etiology, and major seizures according to the type of clinical seizures ( grand mal), petit mal, and focal seizures are classified into frontal, temporal, parietal, or occipital lobe epilepsy according to the discharge site recorded by the EEG, and are described as photosensitive epilepsy according to the clinical characteristics of the seizure , Limb pain epilepsy, intercranial epilepsy, and psychomotor epilepsy, etc., make the classification of epilepsy more confusing and bring inconvenience to treatment. With the deepening of understanding of epilepsy, the classification of seizures and epilepsy syndromes is becoming more and more reasonable. In the past 20 years, significant progress has been made in epilepsy basics and clinical research. Epilepsy classification in the 1980s has shown limitations. In 1997, the International Anti-Epilepsy Alliance (ILAE) established a Task Force chaired by Jerome Engel Jr. It has 4 sub-groups to review and revise the classification of seizures and epilepsy syndromes, and propose the classification of seizures and epilepsy syndromes. Certain recommendations (2001), this recommendation is preparation or transition period for the classification revision of seizures and epilepsy syndromes. Currently, the 1981 ILAE classification scheme for seizures is still used.