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Usability of the Current International Classification of Epilepsies: An analysis of adult cases Koichi HAMADA 1,2 , Koichiro YAMADA 1,2 , Tatsuya KUDO 1 , Tateki FUJIWARA 1 , Kazuichi YAGI 1 1National Epilepsy Center, Shizuoka Higashi Hospital 2Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University Keyword: Epilepsy , Diagnosis , Classification , Intensive monitoring pp.753-757
Published Date 2001/7/15
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1405905074
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 Ten years have passed since the International Classification of Epilepsies and Epileptic Syndromes (ILAE ; 1989) was adopted. We studied whether or not this classification is generally used in daily practice of adult epileptics, and whether it is effectively applicable based on the information available at the outpatient clinic. Subjects consisted of 36 patients (30.9±10.0 years old at the time of the hospitalization) who were admitted to our adult general ward from 1996 to 1997. The relevant information about epilepsy diagnosis was extracted from the previous doctor's documents, and modifications of epilepsy diagnosis after hospitalization were also analyzed.

 All the patients had histories of previous medication, and information concerning introduction was available in 32 patients (89%). The descriptions based on the 2 dichotomies in the current epilepsy classification were found in 6 cases, syndrome classifications in 6, and epilepsy suspected in 1. On the other hand, major classification was made in 33 of 35 epileptic patients at the time of our first examination, and syndrome classifications were made in 14 cases. The rest, 2 patients, remained unclassifiable. During the course of hospitalization, major classifications were modified for 3 patients, and epilepsy classifications were recognized for the 2 unclassified cases. The diagnosis of epilepsies based on the international classification seems to be possible, at least at the major classification level, even when it is based on the limited information available at the outpatient clinic. We expect that the international classification of epilepsies will continue to be used widely.


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