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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.

Classification

• Epilepsy may be classified according to seizure type into:
  • Generalized epilepsy
  • Focal epilepsy
  • Generalized and focal epilepsy
  • Unknown if generalized or focal epilepsy

Epilepsy classification based on type of onset

Type of onset

Focal

Generalized

Unknown

Motor

Non-motor

Motor

Non-motor

Motor

Non-motor

Unkown

• Automatisms • Atonic • Clonic • Epileptic spasm • Hyperkinetic • Myoclonic • Tonic

• Autonomic • Behavior arrest • Cognitive • Emotional • Sensory

• Tonic-clonic • Clonic • Tonic • Myoclonic • Myoclonic-tonic-clonic • Myoclonic-atonic • Atonia • Epileptic spasm

• Typical • Atypical • Myoclonic • Eyelid myocloni

• Tonic-clonic • Epileptic • Spasm

• Behavior arrest