Purpose: We describe first unprovoked seizures and newly diagnosed epilepsies at initial
presentation, with a special emphasis on epilepsy syndromes, in a large cohort recruited in …

Purpose: To describe and report initial findings of a system for prospective identification and
follow‐up of patients with newly diagnosed single unprovoked seizures and epilepsy in …

OBJECTIVE To assess the accuracy of the diagnosis of a first unprovoked seizure in
childhood, the recurrence rate within two years, the risk factors for recurrence, and the long …

Purpose: The current understanding of epilepsy has changed significantly in the past 2
decades. This report presents a description of newly diagnosed childhood‐onset epilepsy …

In a population‐based prospective study of epileptic seizures in adults aged≥ 17 years, we
identified 563 patients with possible seizures in a period of 34 months. Seizures were …

Purpose: To assess the distribution of epilepsy syndromes and their stability in children.
Methods: A cohort of 407 children with a first unprovoked seizure was prospectively …

For 20 months, an extensive prospective search was made in a Swedish county to identify
as many persons as possible aged≥ 17 years who had their first epileptic seizure or for the …

Fisher et al.(1) state,“Little common agreement exists on the definition of the terms seizure
and epilepsy,” and they propose ILAE-endorsed definitions for these terms. Although their …

The aim of this prospective population-based study was to systematically define a cluster of
diagnostic items which can assist in the early identification and classification of epileptic and …

Purpose: We wished to determine the incidence of first provoked and nonprovoked epileptic
seizures in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland. Methods: Between June 1, 1990: and May …