The ILAE classification of seizures and the epilepsies: Modification for seizures in the neonate. Position paper by the ILAE Task Force on Neonatal Seizures.

Summary

This ILAE Task Force position paper adapts the 2017 ILAE classification of seizures and epilepsies for use in neonates. It highlights the central role of EEG in diagnosing neonatal seizures and includes electrographic-only seizures, while excluding clinical events without an EEG correlate. Because neonatal seizures have a focal onset, the focal versus generalised division is dropped. Seizures are classified by their predominant clinical feature as motor, non-motor or sequential, and users can choose the level of detail.

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