Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

ILAE Official Report: A practical clinical definition of epilepsy

Summary Epilepsy was defined conceptually in 2005 as a disorder of the brain characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate epileptic seizures. This definition is usual...

<scp>ILAE</scp> classification of the epilepsies: Position paper of the <scp>ILAE</scp> Commission for Classification and Terminology

Summary The International League Against Epilepsy ( ILAE ) Classification of the Epilepsies has been updated to reflect our gain in understanding of the epilepsies and their und...

Operational classification of seizure types by the International League Against Epilepsy: Position Paper of the ILAE Commission for Classification and Terminology

Summary The International League Against Epilepsy ( ILAE ) presents a revised operational classification of seizure types. The purpose of such a revision is to recognize that so...

Tau imaging: early progress and future directions

Classification of the epilepsies: New concepts for discussion and debate—Special report of the ILAE Classification Task Force of the Commission for Classification and Terminology

Summary The ILAE Task Force on Classification presents a road map for the development of an updated, relevant classification of the epilepsies. Our objective is to explain the p...

Left frontal hub connectivity delays cognitive impairment in autosomal-dominant and sporadic Alzheimer’s disease

Patients with Alzheimer's disease vary in their ability to sustain cognitive abilities in the presence of brain pathology. A major open question is which brain mechanisms may su...