"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 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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Utilization of the ketogenic diet for adults with status epilepticus. Epilepsy Behav. 2023 Jul; 144:109279.
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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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Surgical Treatments of Epilepsy. Semin Neurol. 2020 Dec; 40(6):696-707.
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Acute Seizures-Work-Up and Management in Children. Semin Neurol. 2020 Dec; 40(6):606-616.
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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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Could the 2017 ILAE and the four-dimensional epilepsy classifications be merged to a new "Integrated Epilepsy Classification"? Seizure. 2020 May; 78:31-37.
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From theory to practice: Critical points in the 2017 ILAE classification of epileptic seizures and epilepsies. Epilepsia. 2020 02; 61(2):350-353.
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Urinary dysfunction in acute brain injury: A narrative review. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2020 02; 189:105614.
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Critique of the 2017 epileptic seizure and epilepsy classifications. Epilepsia. 2019 06; 60(6):1032-1039.