title: Epileptic seizures and epilepsy: definitions proposed by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE).
abstract: The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) have come to consensus definitions for the terms epileptic seizure and epilepsy. An epileptic seizure is a transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate epileptic seizures and by the neurobiologic, cognitive, psychological, and social consequences of this condition. The definition of epilepsy requires the occurrence of at least one epileptic seizure.
authors.affiliation: Stanford University Medical Center, Department of Neurology, Stanford, California 94305-5235, USA. r.fisher@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: van Emde Boas
authors.forename: Warren
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Blume
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Elger
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Genton
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Engel
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D032921:Consensus; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009626:Terminology as Topic