2011年 · 第44卷第03期

The history of epilepsy classification depends largely on keen clinical observation and expert opinion. The first classification of seizures began in 1960, followed by official updates to the 1981 Classification of Seizures [International Alliance Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Committee on Classification and Terminology 1981] and the 1989 Classification of Epilepsy (ILAE Committee on Classification and Terminology 1989). The classification of ILAE is largely based on traditional concepts, which precede the concepts of modern neuroimaging, genetic technology, and molecular biology. The framers of the year also foresaw that as new information was obtained and technology developed, its classification would have to change accordingly. Developing a classification scheme is not a simple task. Experts have attempted to update the 1981 and 1989 classification schemes, but no new recommendations have been made.