Med. praxi. 2021;18(5):336-342 | DOI: 10.36290/med.2021.057

Epilepsy in adults - a practical view

MUDr. Tomáš Nežádal, Ph.D.
Neurologické oddělení, Ústřední vojenská nemocnice - Vojenská fakultní nemocnice, Institut neuropsychiatrické péče, Neurochirurgická klinika, 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy Praha

Epilepsy is a common neurological disease with a relatively good prognosis. This article presents basic epidemiological facts, definitions and a brief overview of epilepsy etiologies. The new seizure classification was issued a few years ago. The next section is devoted to the examination and seizure differential diagnosis. The last part describes the management of therapy and patients monitoring.

Keywords: epilepsy, seizure classification, differential diagnosis, therapy.

Published: December 1, 2021  Show citation

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