"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 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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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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Urinary dysfunction in acute brain injury: A narrative review. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2020 02; 189:105614.
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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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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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Cortical stimulation parameters for functional mapping. Seizure. 2017 Feb; 45:36-41.
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Pigmented ganglioglioma in a patient with chronic epilepsy and cortical dysplasia. J Clin Neurosci. 2016 Feb; 24:17-21.
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Chronotypes in Patients with Epilepsy: Does the Type of Epilepsy Make a Difference? Behav Neurol. 2015; 2015:941354.
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Undue regulatory control on phenobarbital--an important yet overlooked reason for the epilepsy treatment gap. Epilepsia. 2015 Apr; 56(4):659-62.
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ICD coding for epilepsy: past, present, and future--a report by the International League Against Epilepsy Task Force on ICD codes in epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2015 Mar; 56(3):348-55.