Management of epilepsy in adults. Diagnosis guidelines.
In this first of two articles on new epilepsy guidelines for primary care physicians, the authors present detailed algorithms for the diagnosis and classification of seizure disorders in adults. They discuss the differentiation between generalized and partial seizures and stress that accurate identification is especially important because the type of seizure determines the appropriate treatment. The second article (page 29) looks at the treatment portion of the new guidelines.
Trost
Louis F
LF
Department of Family Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Rio Rancho, NM 87124, USA.
Wender
Richard C
RC
Suter
Cary C
CC
Rosenberg
Jay H
JH
Brixner
Diana I
DI
Von Worley
Ann Marie
AM
Gunter
Margaret J
MJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020190:Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D014635:Valproic Acid; C004651:dipropylacetamide