The role of EEG in the diagnosis and classification of the epilepsy syndromes a tool for clinical practice by the ILAE Neurophysiology Task Force (Part 1) – Seminar in Epileptology (2017) Michalis Koutroumanidis

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Analyzes the role of electroencephalography (EEG) in defining and classifying epilepsy syndromes. This report, written by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Neurophysiology Task Force, discusses how the concept of epilepsy syndromes has evolved since the 1989 definition, emphasizing the importance of electro-clinical features as a critical tool for practicing clinicians, and noting the need to integrate neuroimaging and genetics following the 2017 ILAE classification update.