Comparison of classifications of seizures: A preliminary study with 28 participants and 48 seizures

BAYKAL B., Ertas N., Ertas M., Aktekin B., Saygi S., Gokyigit A.

EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR, vol.6, no.4, pp.607-612, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 6 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.03.014
  • Journal Name: EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.607-612
  • Keywords: epilepsy, seizure, classification, semiology, DIAGNOSTIC SCHEMES, EPILEPTIC SEIZURES, INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION, CABBAGES, KINGS, SEMIOLOGY, LEAGUE, TIME
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: Our aim was to compare three available seizure classifications (SCs), namely, the international classification of epileptic seizures published in 1981 (ICES; Epilepsia 1981;22:489-50); the semiological seizure classification (SSC) by H. Luders, J. Acharya, C. Baumgartner, et al. (Epilepsia 1998;39:1006-13; Acta Neurol Scand 1999;99:137-41); and the proposal of a new diagnostic scheme for seizures (PDSS) by J. Engel, Jr. (Epilepsia 2001;42:796-803) published in 2001. The three SCs were compared with respect to diagnostic success rates, usefulness, and consistency by a large group of neurologists in this preliminary study.