Updated classification of epileptic seizures: position paper of the International League Against Epilepsy

S Beniczky; E Trinka; E Wirrell; F Abdulla; R Al Baradie; M Alonso Vanegas; S Auvin; MB Singh; H Blumenfeld; A Bogacz Fressola; R Caraballo; M Carreno; F Cendes; A Charway; M Cook; D Craiu; B Ezeala-Adikaibe; B Frauscher; J French; MV Gule; N Higurashi; A Ikeda; FE Jansen; B Jobst; P Kahane; N Kishk; CS Khoo; KP Vinayan; L Lagae; KS Lim; A Lizcano; A McGonigal; KT Perez-Gosiengfiao; P Ryvlin; N Specchio; M Sperling; H Stefan; W Tatum; M Tripathi; EM Yacubian; S Wiebe; J Wilmshurst; D Zhou; JH Cross

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Updated classification of epileptic seizures: position paper of the International League Against Epilepsy

S Beniczky, E Trinka, E Wirrell, F Abdulla, R Al Baradie, M Alonso Vanegas, S Auvin, MB Singh, H Blumenfeld, A Bogacz Fressola, R Caraballo, M Carreno, F Cendes, A Charway, M Cook, D Craiu, B Ezeala-Adikaibe, B Frauscher, J French, MV Gule Show all

Clinical Epileptology | Springer Science and Business Media LLC | Published : 2025

DOI: 10.1007/s10309-025-00789-7

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Abstract

The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) has updated the operational classification of epileptic seizures, building upon the framework established in 2017. This revision included the published experiences with the implementation of the classification from 2017. A working group involving 37 members of the ILAE was convened by the ILEA Executive Committee. The international experts from all ILEA regions utilized a modified Delphi process, requiring a consensus threshold of more than two thirds for any proposal. Following public comments on the ILEA homepage, the Executive Committee appointed seven additional experts to the revision task force to address and incorporate the issues raise..

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