Epilepsy is not a disease. Proposal for a new approach in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
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What is epilepsy? a disease? a symptom? a syndrome? is it important to define it? Basing his study on an extensive bibliography, the author shows that epilepsy is not a disease. He emphasizes the significance of that definition and suggest a new approach in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
دوره 52 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994