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Complex Partial Seizures

1987; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-1-4471-1401-7_12

1431-147X

Frank W. Sharbrough,

EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Most modern classifications divide seizures into major groups based first on differences in the distribution of the electrographic seizure discharge (e.g., partial versus generalized) and then on differences in the clinical manifestations during the seizures (e.g., convulsive versus nonconvulsive). In general, the purpose of any such classification is to furnish a broad framework which should facilitate the identification, description, and categorization of epileptic seizures so as to allow for early detection and appropriate management of different seizure types as well as to facilitate epidemiologic studies and communication among physicans. Secondly, such classifications, based on the more general aspects of seizures, should allow for a more detailed description of individual seizures.