Diario de epilepsia

Seizures and epilepsy

Abstract

K Sandeep Kumar

Epilepsy is one of the most common and disabling neurological diseases. However, we do not fully understand the detailed pathophysiology and the basic principles of treating most epilepsy. This article reviews the clinical aspects of epileptic seizures and epilepsy, with the goal of introducing neuroscientists to areas where scientific research can be conducted. Defining epileptic seizures and epilepsy, reviewing diagnostic methods, discussing various clinical syndromes, and considering various aspects of differential diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis, enabling neuroscientists to raise basic and translational research questions.