학술논문
Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Course: Epilepsy Syndromes with Focal Seizures
Document Type
eBook
Author
Source
Neurobiology of Disease.
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
The epilepsies are a common and often devastating group of diseases characterized by recurrent seizures and coexisting conditions including cognitive, emotional, and behavioral comorbidities. These diseases affect about 1% of the population worldwide. About 60% of patients with epilepsy have focal seizures. The goal of this chapter is to describe the clinical presentation, epidemiology, and prognosis of the epilepsy syndromes characterized by focal seizures. The biological bases of these diseases and their management are explored in detail in other chapters in this volume.