Epilepsy syndromes: classification
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Epilepsy syndromes: classification. Juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE), Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Idiopathic generalized epilepsy syndromes
- Juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE)
- Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME)
- Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE)
- Epilepsy with generalized tonic–clonic seizures alone (GTCA)
Epilepsy syndromes with onset at a variable age
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Epilepsy syndromes with onset in childhood
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Epilepsy syndromes with onset in neonates
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References
- Wirrell EC, Nabbout R, Scheffer IE, et al. Methodology for classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with list of syndromes: Report of the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions. Epilepsia 2022; 63:1333-1348.
- Riney K, Bogacz A, Somerville E, et al. International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset at a variable age: position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions. Epilepsia 2022; 63:1443-1474.
- Lacey AS, Jones CB, Ryoo SG, Stephen J, Weir CJ, Pickrell WO, Chin RF. Epidemiology of self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS): A population study using primary care records. Seizure 2024; 122:52-57.
