Seizure Precipitants
Seizure Precipitants Pierre Jallon Benjamin G. Zifkin Introduction Seizures occur in patients with and without epilepsy. In patients without epilepsy, provoked seizures may arise from an underlying systemic disorder or…
Epidemiology of Acute Symptomatic Seizures
Epidemiology of Acute Symptomatic Seizures W. Allen Hauser Introduction What condition looks like epilepsy, is frequently called “epilepsy,” is frequently counted as epilepsy in epidemiologic studies, but in general has…
The Natural History and Prognosis of Epilepsy
The Natural History and Prognosis of Epilepsy Ettore Beghi Josemir W. Sander Introduction For the majority of people with epilepsy, the condition is treatable and the term prognosis generally refers…
Incidence and Prevalence
Incidence and Prevalence Poonam Nina Banerjee W. Allen Hauser Introduction To develop optimal approaches to the treatment of epilepsy, to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment strategies, and more importantly, to…
Risk Factors
Risk Factors Dale C. Hesdorffer Introduction Well-established risk factors for unprovoked seizures include head trauma, central nervous system (CNS) infection, Alzheimer disease, clinically detected stroke, febrile seizures, cerebral palsy, and…
Epilepsy: Historical Perspectives
Epilepsy: Historical Perspectives Michael D. Daras Peter F. Bladin Mervyn J. Eadie David Millett (The fact is that the cause of this affection is in the brain.) Hippocrates: On the…
Sociocultural Perspectives
Sociocultural Perspectives Leon Eisenberg Introduction The clinical course of epilepsy is the result of two vectors: The pathophysiology of the disease process and the social context in which the patient…
Overview: Epidemiology, Pathology, and Genetics
Overview: Epidemiology, Pathology, and Genetics W. Allen Hauser Introduction This is an exciting era for clinicians and investigators interested in the mechanisms of epileptogenesis. Advances in technology during the last…
Introduction: What Is Epilepsy?
Introduction: What Is Epilepsy? Jerome Engel Jr. Timothy A. Pedley Introduction Epilepsy is one of the most common disorders of the brain.28 One of every ten people will have at…
