title: What is epilepsy? Clinical perspectives in the diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: The CINNR International Conference, "An Overview of Epilepsy Research: What, Where, When, and Why?," was designed to introduce epilepsy to the nonclinician interested in epilepsy research. This article discusses the clinical aspects of epilepsy, defines clinical terms associated with epilepsy and seizure disorders, and outlines the scope of the clinical problem and the issues that need clarification from a clinical perspective. Most importantly, it is hoped that this article will put a human face on this common disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA. mkohrman@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kohrman
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants