title: The implications of the new approach to classification: Adults with an intellectual disability.
abstract: The new ILAE classification offers the potential for clarity and improved translation of the understanding of the nature of epilepsy in people with an intellectual disability. This is particularly true in the use of the term genetic epilepsy and the removal of the term cryptogenic. However, the definition of the "dyscognitive" nature of seizures needs greater definition in those with coexistent cognitive impairment. This is of particular importance when ameliorating risk associated with impaired consciousness. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled "The new approach to classification: Rethinking cognition and behavior in epilepsy".
authors.affiliation: Institute for Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience, Cardiff University, Wales, UK. Electronic address: kerrmp@cardiff.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kerr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012640:Seizures / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Classification; ILAE; Intellectual disability