Classification and recognition of seizures.
Inappropriate drug therapy for epilepsy may do more harm than good. Therefore it is important that the clinician appreciate differences among the various forms of epilepsy and choose the safest and most effective drug for the individual. The currently used classification of seizure types is summarized, and conditions that need to be distinguished from epilepsy are mentioned.
D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000175:diagnosis; D009290:Narcolepsy / Q000175:diagnosis; D012640:Seizures / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis
D000927:Anticonvulsants