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Proposal for Revised Clinical and Electroencephalographic Classification of Epileptic Seizures
Author(s) -
Diéter Janz,
Rudolph Dreyer,
A V Escueta,
Peter E. Kellaway,
Jean Bancaud,
Masakatsu Seino,
Olaf A. Henriksen
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1981.tb06159.x
Subject(s) - terminology , commission , epilepsy , psychology , citation , league , library science , medicine , psychiatry , computer science , political science , philosophy , linguistics , law , physics , astronomy
In 1969, the International League Against Epilepsy published a scheme for classification of epileptic seizures. Professor H. Gastaut, then Secretary-General of ILAE and a member of the Commission an Classification, related the history of the work which represents a milestone in efforts at classifying epileptic seizures and has led to world-wide adoption (Gastaut, 1970). Since the publication of the 1969 classification, objective and sophisticated methods for studying epileptic seizures have became commonplace. These methods include video display of epileptic seizures on magnetic tape, the simultaneous recording of the electroencephalogram using hard-wired recording techniques and radiotelemetry with split screen display and instant replay capability. Since 1975, twofurther Commissions on Classification and TerminoIogy of the International League Against Epilepsy have convened in order to continue to update, amend, and improve the dassification in the light of the cap y afforded by the newer techniques to study seizures. Several workshops were convened. In December 1975 a workshop on complex partia1 seizures took place at Bethesda, Maryland, under a Commission chaired by Jerome K. MerIis of Baltimore and comprising Dr. Merlis, Dr. D. David Daly of Dallas, Dr. Dieter Janz of Berlin, Dr. J. Kiffin Penry of Bethesda, Dr. Carlo Albert0 Tassinari of Marseille. In addition, Dr. Rudolph Dreyer of Bethel, Dr. Antonio V. Escueta of Los Angeles, Dr. K. F. Masuhr of Berlin, Dr. Richard H. Mattson of New Haven, Dr. Roger J . Porter of Bethesda, Dr. Dieter Schmidt of Berlin, and Dr. Gregory 0. Walsh of Los Angeles attended as participants and discussants in this workshop. In 1977, a workshop on generalized seizures was held in Berlin. The above Commission members were present with the addition of Dr. Toyoji Wada of Shizuoka and invited participants who presented videotape data, including Dr. A. Cirignotta of Bologna, Dr. Peter Kellaway of Houston, Dr. Cesare Lombroso of Boston, Dr. K. F. Masuhr of Berlin, and Dr. D. Stefan of Bonn. The results of these workshops comprise the majar portions of the version of the International Classification of Epileptic Seizures herewith proposed. In 1979, the present Commission was constituted, consisting of Dr. Jean Bancaud of Paris, Dr. Olaf Henriksen of Oslo, Dr. Francisco Rubio-Donnadieu of Mexico City, Dr. Masakatsu Seino of Sbizuoka, Dr. Fritz E. Dreifuss of CharlottesvilIe (Chairman), and Dr. J. Kiffin Penry, President of