Epilepsy Syndromes
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This is a quick reference for epilepsy syndromes that are listed by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE). Most of the syndromes are described in detail in the ILAE website: http://www.ilae-epilepsy.org/ctf/syn_frame.html. The following features are outlined for each epilepsy syndrome: seizure types; ictal EEG and interictal EEG features; activating effects of sleep, sleep deprivation (SD), photic stimulation (PS), hyperventilation (HV), and other factors; course; and etiology. AED=antiepileptic drug, GABA=γ-aminobutyric acid, epilepsia partialis continua=EPC, IED=interictal epileptiform discharge, PPR=photoparoxysmal response.
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تاریخ انتشار 2011