The Latest Classification of Epilepsy and Clinical Significance of Electroencephalography

Abstract

The classification of epilepsy is revised in 2017, of which framework supports detailed semiol-ogy of seizure as well as etiology of epilepsy. Accordingly, there are terms used previously have changed, and new terms that did not exist before. Electroencephalography is indispensable in the diagnosis of epilepsy, and it is also an important way to investigate cerebral activity. In this review, we summarize the classification of epilepsy and discuss the clinical significance of elec-troencephalography.