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Article structure

Classification

• Engel J Jr. Report of the ILAE classification core group. Epilepsia. 2006 Sep;47(9):1558–68. PMID 16981873.
• Engel J Jr; International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE). A proposed diagnostic scheme for people with epileptic seizures and with epilepsy: report of the ILAE Task Force on Classification and Terminology. Epilepsia. 2001 Jun;42(6):796–803. PMID 11422340.
• Fisher RS, van Emde Boas W, Blume W, Elger C, Genton P, Lee P, Engel J Jr. Epileptic seizures and epilepsy: definitions proposed by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE). Epilepsia. 2005 Apr;46(4):470-2. PMID 15816939.
  • Beghi E, Berg A, Carpio A, Forsgren L, Hesdorffer DC, Hauser WA, Malmgren K, Shinnar S, Temkin N, Thurman D, Tomson T. Comment on epileptic seizures and epilepsy: definitions proposed by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) [letter]. Epilepsia. 2005 Oct;46(10):1698–9; author reply 1701–2. PMID 16190948.
  • Gomez-Alonso J, Andrade C, Koukoulis A. On the definition of epileptic seizures and epilepsy [letter]. Epilepsia. 2005 Oct;46(10):1699–700; author reply 1701–2. PMID 16190949.
  • Ahmed SN. Epileptic seizures and epilepsy [letter]. Epilepsia. 2005 Oct;46(10):1700–1; author reply 1701–2. PMID 16190950.
• Lüders HO, Acharya J, Alexopoulos A, 'et al'. Are epilepsy classifications based on epileptic syndromes and seizure types outdated? Epileptic Disord. 2006 Mar;8(1):81–5. PMID 16567333.

Seizure types

Generalized seizures

• Tonic-clonic seizures
• Absence seizures
• Myoclonic seizures
• Atonic seizures

Focal seizures

• Focal sensory
• Focal motor
• Gelastic seizures
• Hemiclonic seizures

Causes

Triggers

• Flickering light
• Thinking music
• Eating
• Praxis [Exercise?]
• Somatosensory [Explain]
• Proprioceptive [Explain]
• Reading
• Exposure to hot water
• Being startled

Treatment

Chronic

• Glauser T, Ben-Menachem E, Bourgeois B, et al. ILAE treatment guidelines: evidence-based analysis of antiepileptic drug efficacy and effectiveness as initial monotherapy for epileptic seizures and syndromes. Epilepsia. 2006 Jul;47(7):1094–120. PMID 16886973.
  • Shorvon S. We live in the age of the clinical guideline [Editorial]. Epilepsia. 2006 Jul;47(7):1091–3. PMID 16886972.
• Tudur Smith C, Marson AG, Chadwick DW, Williamson PR. Multiple treatment comparisons in epilepsy monotherapy trials (PDF). Trials. 2007 Nov 5;8(1):34 [Epub ahead of print]. PMID 17983480.
• Dunkley C, Cross JH. NICE guidelines and the epilepsies: how should practice change? Arch Dis Child. 2006 Jun;91(6):525-8. PMID 16714728.
• Choudhery V, Townend W. Best evidence topic reports. Lorazepam or diazepam in paediatric status epilepticus. Emerg Med J. 2006 Jun;23(6):472-3. PMID 16714516.
• Wilby J, Kainth A, Hawkins N, et all'. Clinical effectiveness, tolerability and cost-effectiveness of newer drugs for epilepsy in adults: a systematic review and economic evaluation (PDF). Health Technol Assess. 2005 Apr;9(15):1-157, iii-iv. PMID 15842952.

Emergency

• Connock M, Frew E, Evans BW, et al. Best evidence topic reports. Lorazepam or diazepam in paediatric status epilepticus (PDF). J. Health Technol Assess. 2006 Mar;10(7):iii, ix-118. PMID 16714516.
• Walker M. Status epilepticus: an evidence based guide. BMJ. 2005 Sep 24;331(7518):673-7. PMID 16179702.

Surgery

• Téllez-Zenteno JF, Dhar R, Wiebe S. Long-term seizure outcomes following epilepsy surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Brain. 2005 May;128(Pt 5):1188-98. Epub 2005 Mar 9. PMID 15758038.

Bibliography

[Query: Anything that is not "evidence-based" should be excluded, should it not? Awadewit | talk 04:47, 19 November 2007 (UTC)]

Journals

• Epilepsy Currents. American Epilepsy Society.

Epilepsy Currents is the journal of the AES. Freely available online to all readers.

Web sites

• Atlas: Epilepsy Care in the World. World Health Organisation. September 2005. ISBN 9241563036. (Available in chapter downloads from WHO's Global Epilepsy Campaign Website).

Probably the most useful resource for international facts and figures. The campaign website also contains reports from around the world, though it doesn't seem to have moved on since 2005.

• WHO Epilepsy Factsheets. World Health Organisation. February 2001.

Has a few interesting resources. The History and the Social Consequences factsheets look promising but basic.

• E-epilepsy The National Society for Epilepsy.

Has a large number of articles, literature reviews and other information pages for the professional. Some are reprints of work published in journals; others seem to be written for NSE.

• ILAE Task Force on Classification and Terminology. International League Against Epilepsy.

The authority on classification and terminology. Useful glossary and extensive information on seizure types and syndromes.

• eMedicine Neurology - Seizures and Epilepsy. eMedicine.

Loads of clinical overviews of various topics. Not as highly regarded as established peer-reviewed print journals.

Clinical guildelines

• NICE Clinical Guideline 20: Epilepsy. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. October 2004.

Comprises a number of PDF documents that contain a wealth of UK-focused data and guidelines built on evidence-based-medicine.

• SIGN Guideline 81: Diagnosis and management of epilepsies in children and young people. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network. March 2005.

These Scottish guidelines, like the NICE equivalent for England & Wales, are thoroughly reviewed and evidence-based.

• SIGN Guideline 70: Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network. October 2005. (Also available as HTML here.)

• AAN Practice Guidelines: Epilepsy. American Academy of Neurology.

A substantial number of guidelines with an American flavour. Often jointly supported by the American Epilepsy Society.