Epilepsy is a complex spectrum of heterogeneous diagnoses
with multiple etiologies and symptoms. Whether epilepsy should be identified as
a disease or disorder or as a symptom of a disease is often the subject of
debate. Previously, the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) defined
epilepsy as “a disorder of the brain characterized by an enduring
predisposition to generate epileptic seizures and by the neurobiologic,
cognitive, psychological, and social consequences of this condition” following
“at least one epileptic seizure.”9 More recently, the ILAE defined epilepsy as
a “disease” rather than a “disorder” because “the term ‘disorder’ is poorly
understood by the public and minimizes the serious nature of epilepsy.”10 The
International Bureau for Epilepsy concurred with this redefinition.10 In
addition, the definition was changed to identify a person as having epilepsy
after the occurrence of any of the following events.
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