"Epilepsy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of paroxysmal brain dysfunction due to a sudden, disorderly, and excessive neuronal discharge. Epilepsy classification systems are generally based upon: (1) clinical features of the seizure episodes (e.g., motor seizure), (2) etiology (e.g., post-traumatic), (3) anatomic site of seizure origin (e.g., frontal lobe seizure), (4) tendency to spread to other structures in the brain, and (5) temporal patterns (e.g., nocturnal epilepsy). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p313)
| Descriptor ID |
D004827
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.490
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| Concept/Terms |
Epilepsy- Epilepsy
- Epilepsies
- Seizure Disorder
- Seizure Disorders
Epilepsy, Cryptogenic- Epilepsy, Cryptogenic
- Cryptogenic Epilepsies
- Cryptogenic Epilepsy
- Epilepsies, Cryptogenic
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epilepsy" by people in Profiles.
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Gender Issues in Epileptic Patients. Neurol Clin. 2023 05; 41(2):249-263.
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Seizures and Status Epilepticus. Semin Neurol. 2020 Dec; 40(6):593-594.
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Evaluating the impact of antiretroviral and antiseizure medication interactions on treatment effectiveness among outpatient clinic attendees with HIV in Zambia. Epilepsia. 2020 12; 61(12):2705-2711.
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Critique of the 2017 epileptic seizure and epilepsy classifications. Epilepsia. 2019 06; 60(6):1032-1039.
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Psychiatric comorbidities go untreated in patients with epilepsy: Ignorance or denial? Epilepsy Behav. 2019 09; 98(Pt B):306-308.
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Age is but a number when considering epilepsy surgery in older adults. Epilepsy Behav. 2019 02; 91:9-12.
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Electroclinical findings and long-term outcomes in epileptic patients with inv dup (15). Acta Neurol Scand. 2018 Jun; 137(6):575-581.
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Thermoregulation in epilepsy. Handb Clin Neurol. 2018; 157:737-747.
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Mutations in GPAA1, Encoding a GPI Transamidase Complex Protein, Cause Developmental Delay, Epilepsy, Cerebellar Atrophy, and Osteopenia. Am J Hum Genet. 2017 Nov 02; 101(5):856-865.
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The impact of antidepressants on seizure frequency and depressive and anxiety disorders of patients with epilepsy: Is it worth investigating? Epilepsy Behav. 2017 05; 70(Pt A):5-9.