Document Type
Guidelines
Abstract
In 2013 an international taskforce of the ILAE shaped out a communal definition of Epilepsy.(2) This definition is useful for all or most practical purposes, thus more helpful in management. Epilepsy was defined as recurrent unprovoked seizures i.e 2 or more at least 24 hours apart. The revised practical definition implies that Epilepsy can be considered even after a single seizure in individuals who have other factors predictive of a second unprovoked seizure, a risk set at 60%. The factors include the diagnosis of an epilepsy syndrome, structural lesions like stroke, CNS infections, intraparenchymal contusions after trauma, as well as reflex seizures such as photosensitive seizures.
Recommended Citation
Siddiqi, Fowzia; Ali, Shaukat; Sheerani, Mughis; Sultan, Tipu; Mustafa, Shahid; Barech, Saleem; Majid, Haris; Siddiqi, Sarwar; Malik, Abdul; Zaheer, Mohsin; Akhter, Wasim; and Jooma, Rasheed
(2015)
"Epilepsy in Pakistan: national guidelines for clinicians (part 2),"
Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS): Vol. 10:
Iss.
4, Article 12.
Available at:
https://ecommons.aku.edu/pjns/vol10/iss4/12
